{"id":217811,"date":"2018-11-26T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T09:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=217811"},"modified":"2018-11-27T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T10:07:44","slug":"video-romanian-heroes-commemorated-for-first-time-at-national-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/video-romanian-heroes-commemorated-for-first-time-at-national-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Romanian Heroes commemorated for first time at National Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Romanian Heroes were commemorated on Saturday for the first time at the National Cathedral, a memorial church built in their honour as symbol of the country\u2019s independence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over the memorial service having as concelebrants the Metropolitans within the Holy Synod.<\/p>\n<p>Following the moving solemn moment, His Beatitude explained why he chose to officiate a memorial service before the Cathedral\u2019s inauguration to take place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We solemnly commemorate the heroes of the Romanian nation one day before the National Cathedral\u2019s consecration to place with piety and gratitude under the Holy Altar of the Romanian People\u2019s Salvation Cathedral the names of all known Romanian heroes who sacrificed their lives during the 1877-78 Independence War, the 1913 Balkan Wars, the First World War in 1916-19, the Second World War in 1941-1945, as well as the names of the founders of the 1918 Great Union,\u2019 the Patriarch said Nov. 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Besides the known heroes there is a multitude of unknown heroes of the Romanian nation who were buried in common graves and places, but who are known by God,\u2019 His Beatitude added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" 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