{"id":100817,"date":"2014-08-16T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=100817"},"modified":"2016-03-25T21:20:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T19:20:29","slug":"commemorative-synodal-decree-at-the-celebration-of-300-years-from-the-martyrdom-of-the-holy-martyrs-brancoveanu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/commemorative-synodal-decree-at-the-celebration-of-300-years-from-the-martyrdom-of-the-holy-martyrs-brancoveanu\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative Synodal Decree at the celebration of 300 years from the martyrdom  of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Commemorative Synodal Decree <\/strong><strong>of the Autocephalous Romanian Orthodox Church, at the celebration of 300 years from the martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To the most-beloved clergy, the venerable monastic order and the right\u00e2\u20ac\u2018believing Christians of the Romanian Patriarchate,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grace, mercy and peace from God, and from Us, hierarchal blessings!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong>istory registered Martyr Voivode Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu along with the great rulers of our people, while <strong>the Church included him among the holy martyrs, the protectors of the Christian faith and the founders of holy places of worship<\/strong>, together with <em>his four sons, Constantine, Stephan, Radu and Matthew and his counselor Ianache (V\u0103c\u0103rescu), <\/em><strong>who have been canonized by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on June 20th 1992, with August 16th as commemorative day, and were solemnly proclaimed as saints according to the <em>Synodal Canonization Decree<\/em>, read on August 15th 1992<\/strong>, in Bucharest\u2019s <em>St George \u2013 The New<\/em> Church, built by <em>Br\u00e2ncoveanu, and where the tomb of the Prince is located.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong>n order <strong>to evoke the spiritual and cultural brancovenesque heritage<\/strong> and <em>to highlight the example of sacrificial and steadfast love towards the Church and the Romanian people of the Saints Br\u00e2ncoveanu,<\/em> the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, during its working session of October 29th 2012, <strong>proclaimed the year 2014<\/strong> as &#8220;<strong><em>Commemorative Year of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, for this year <em>we mark 300 years from the martyrdom of the Saints Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/em> (August 15th 1714 \u2013 August 15th 2014)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>E<\/strong>ducated in a scholarly environment, having the consciousness of the unity of nation, Saint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu was <strong>a lettered ruler<\/strong> and <strong>a promoter of education and culture<\/strong>. He reorganized the <em>Princely Academy <\/em>(1694) at <em>St Sava<\/em> Monastery<em>, <\/em>the precursor of the University of Bucharest (1864), and also through his care <em>schools with tuition in Romanian and Slavic languages<\/em> were organized in the <em>St George \u2013 The Old<\/em> and <em>Col\u021bea<\/em> Monasteries in Bucharest, and in <em>S\u00e2mb\u0103ta de Sus <\/em><em>Monastery from <\/em>F\u0103g\u0103ra\u0219 Country. As a promoter of culture, he supported the organization of <em>libraries<\/em> in certain monasteries, especially his foundations, which grew famous thanks to the books that came from the big cultural centers of West Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong>aint Voivode Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu <strong>encouraged and supported the printing of works of theological and secular culture<\/strong>. His reign commenced with the advent of the <em>Bucharest Bible<\/em> in 1688, and then, in order to continue promoting the Romanian language and Christian culture, he entrusted the coordination of the princely printing house of Bucharest to the Georgian monk Anthimus, the future Anthimus the Georgian, Metropolitan of Wallachia (1708-1716). Wherefore, by intense cultural development in different directions, <em>the city of Bucharest became an important spiritual and cultural center in South-East Europe, <\/em>while the Prince of Wallachia became a <em>supporter of culture in the entire Romanian territory. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A <\/strong>lover of Christ and the Church, Saint Voivode Constantin Br\u00e2ncoveanu was <strong>a great founder of monasteries and churches<\/strong>, erecting new ones and restoring or endowing old ones. In this regard, <em>Hurezi<\/em> Monastery from Wallachia and <em>S\u00e2mb\u0103ta de Sus<\/em><em> Monastery from Transylvania are representative. As well, <\/em><em>St George \u2013 The New <\/em><em>Church from Bucharest and <\/em><em>St George<\/em><em> Church from Mogo<\/em>\u0219<em>oaia, and also the churches built in <\/em><em>F\u0103g\u0103ra<\/em><em>\u0219<\/em> and <em>Ocna Sibiului<\/em> in order to strengthen Orthodoxy in Transylvania are worthy of remembrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V<\/strong>oivode Martyr Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu <strong>generously supported the entire Orthodoxy<\/strong>, which was under Ottoman rule, namely <em>he printed books in Romanian, Greek and Slavic languages<\/em> and supported the Orthodox Christians from Georgia in order to have their own printing house. In 1701, with the help of the hegoumen Anthimus the Georgian, <em>for the first time in history, a worship book in Arabic language was printed<\/em> \u2013 &#8220;<em>The Greek and Arabic Liturgikon\u201d \u2013 <\/em>at the printing house of <em>Snagov <\/em>Monastery. He offered financial and material help to the Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, the Church of Georgia, as well as to numerous monasteries of Mount Athos, building or repairing churches and parecclesions within. Hence, he manifested <em>magnanimity, godliness and dignity, remaining a living example for the Christian rulers and for the supporters of the Christian culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong>aint Voivode Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu <strong>had 11 children (4 sons and 7 daughters)<\/strong>, <strong><em>being an industrious, wise and generous father<\/em><\/strong> and represents together with his wife, Lady Maria Br\u00e2ncoveanu \u2013 <em>a brave and godly woman, loving the Church and the People<\/em> \u2013 <em>a worthy example to be followed for their Christian family, for the Christian education of their children, for the steadiness in confessing the true faith and promoting the values of the Christian culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H<\/strong><strong>onoring the memory of the Holy Voivode Martyr Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu is a duty of conscience for all the Romanian people. <\/strong>Wherefore, a<em>lso the Government of Romania, by its decision no. 1167\/2013, declared the year 2014 as &#8220;<strong>Commemorative Year of<\/strong> <strong>Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>. In this context, <strong>several major events have marked this year the liturgical and missionary character of the remembrance of Saint<\/strong> <strong>Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1.The exhumation of the relics of Saint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu<\/em><\/strong><strong>, on May 13th 2014, <\/strong>and the honoring of the relics by housing them in a golden silver reliquary, <em>after having been concealed for a long time in Bucharest\u2019s &#8220;St George \u2013 The New\u201d Church since 1720<\/em>, when Lady Maria Br\u00e2ncoveanu brought them to this place;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>2.The organization, on May 21st 2014, of the pilgrimage-procession with the relics of Saint<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Constantine Br<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00e2<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ncoveanu <\/em><\/strong><em>starting from the Patriarchal Cathedral to &#8220;St George \u2013 The New\u201d Church, <\/em>as an evocation, after 80 years, of the commemorative procession of 1934, when 220 years were celebrated since the death of Saint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu, and which was carried in the presence of the King and the Patriarch of Romania and a considerable number of hierarchs, priests, monks and believers; the significant difference is that this year (2014), <em>the Prince was honored not in a Memorial Service, but by worshiping his holy relics, as a Saint praying in Heaven together with the other Saints Br\u00e2ncoveanu;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3.The consecration of the new painting and the blessing of the extensive works at St George \u2013 The New Church <\/em><\/strong><strong>from Bucharest<\/strong><em>, <\/em>dressed now in new garment, so that the relics of the Holy Voivode Martyr receive more honour;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4.The concelebration of the hierarchs of our Holy Synod and of the representatives of the sister Orthodox Churches that are present<\/em><\/strong><strong> <em>here<\/em> today, August 16th 2014<\/strong>, in the very <em>commemorative day of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>5.The continuation, <\/em><\/strong>until the end of this <em>Commemorative Year<\/em>, <strong><em>of the pilgrimage\u00e2\u20ac\u2018procession with the relics of Saint<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>Constantine Br<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00e2<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ncoveanu at the most important churches founded by him in Wallachia and Transylvania, <\/em><\/strong>in order to strengthen the communion of Romanians in prayer and dignity, because <em>we learn not only faith and godliness from the Holy Martyrs<\/em> <em>Br\u00e2ncoveanu, but also the dignity of remaining Christian confessors unto death.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><strong>ulturally and academically speaking<\/strong>, <strong>numerous conferences, congresses, symposia and thematic contests have been organized <\/strong>home and abroad both by the Church and by the Romanian Academy and other public institutions, having the support of the central and local state authorities. During this <em>Commemorative Year<\/em>, <strong>several studies, monographs, albums and scientific works have been published<\/strong> at the publishing houses of the Romanian Patriarchate, at those of the dioceses and at other publishing houses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>aint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu was a steadfast confessor of the Orthodox Christian faith, through his martyrical sacrifice, and a supporter of Romanian culture and art. <\/strong><em>The depth of the brancovenesque synthesis of faith and culture, of East and West artistic values, creatively evolved in a distinct artistic style in the history of Romanian and European civilization, known under the name of <strong>the brancovenesque style.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong><strong>hroughout his whole life and activity, Saint Martyr Prince Constantine <\/strong><strong>Br\u00e2ncoveanu followed the example of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, <\/strong>from whom <em>he learned keeping the faith in Christ, building churches and monasteries, developing the Christian social and cultural work in the society, being a true state leader, wise and balanced, vouchsafing the life and the values of the people ruled by him<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong>he solemn commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu made by the Romanian Patriarchate, with the participation of the representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem and Georgia, which were cherished and supported by Saint Voivode Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu, culminate with <strong>this Divine Liturgy, celebrated today, Saturday, August 16th 2014, the commemoration day of the Saints Br\u00e2ncoveanu, in the spirit of fraternal communion between our sister Churches<\/strong>. <em>This sacred and solemn event calls us to become confessors of the Christian faith, founders of holy places of worship and of Christian culture; it urges us to cultivate fraternal mutual assistance and turn munificent, holding sacrificial, humble and merciful love within our soul<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong>he example of the life of Saint Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu that was dedicated to Christ our Lord unto martyrical death and the prayers offered in front of the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity by the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu represent <em>a permanent source of light and renewal for Christian life nowadays<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>W<\/strong>e pray to the Most Holy Trinity <strong>to offer to us all a strong faith, love towards the Church and the nation, but especially to help us learn from the example of the Holy Martyrs<\/strong> <strong>Br\u00e2ncoveanu that the love which springs from the faith in the Crucified and Resurrected Jesus Christ is greater than the fear of death, because Christ Himself offers celestial crowns of triumph to the martyrs, <\/strong>according to the promise: &#8220;<em>Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life<\/em>\u201d (Revelation 2:10).<\/p>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong>husly, with one mind and one heart, together let us magnify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity one in essence and inseparable, and let us utter: &#8220;<em>God is wonderful in His saints<\/em>\u201d (Psalm 68:35). Amen!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>President of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 D a n i e l<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Archbishop of Bucharest,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Locum Tenens of the Throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Grigorios<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ecumenical Patriarchate  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Seraphim<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan of Zimbabwe and Angola<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patriarchate of Alexandria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ignatios<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antioch Orthodox Metropolitan of France, <\/p>\n<p>and of West and South 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<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Sofian Bra\u0219oveanul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox<\/p>\n<p>Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxemburg<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Emilian Lovi\u0219teanul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of R\u00e2mnic<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ioachim B\u0103c\u0103uanul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese<\/p>\n<p>of Roman and Bac\u0103u <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ioan Casian of Vicina<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox<\/p>\n<p>Archdioceseof the Americas<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Iustin Sigheteanul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Hierarch to the Romanian Orthodox <\/p>\n<p>Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2020 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ignatie Mure\u0219eanul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Hierarch to the Romanian Orthodox<\/p>\n<p>Diocese of Spain and Portugal<\/p>\n<h3>Commemorative Synodal Decree no. 3\/2014, made public today, August 16th 2014, in <em>&#8220;Saint George \u2013 The New\u201d<\/em> Church from Bucharest, on the commemorative day of the <em>Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu: Prince Constantine with his four sons, Constantine, <\/em><em>Stephan,<\/em><em> Radu, Matthew and counselor Ianache<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commemorative Synodal Decree of the Autocephalous Romanian Orthodox Church, at the celebration of 300 years from the martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs Br\u00e2ncoveanu The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, To the most-beloved clergy, the venerable monastic order and the right\u00e2\u20ac\u2018believing Christians of the Romanian Patriarchate, Grace, mercy and peace from God, and 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