{"id":372870,"date":"2022-05-25T17:25:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=372870"},"modified":"2022-05-25T17:25:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:25:29","slug":"romania-church-of-martyrs-and-confessors-of-communist-prisons-consecrated-in-targu-ocna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/romania-church-of-martyrs-and-confessors-of-communist-prisons-consecrated-in-targu-ocna\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania: Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons consecrated in T\u00e2rgu Ocna"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons built within the\u00a0National School for Prison Officers in T\u00e2rgu Ocna, Romania, was consecrated on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The ceremony was part of a series of events marking 25 years since the establishment of this institution, which chose Martyr Prince Constantine Br\u00e2ncoveanu as its spiritual patron.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festal day started early in the morning with the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the open by His Eminence Teodosie, Archbishop of Tomis, at the school’s invitation.<\/p>\n

His Eminence was joined in worship by military priests from all the prisons in the country and by clerics from the Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u.<\/p>\n

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The day of May 14 started with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by HE Teodosie at the invitation of the National School for Prison Officers. Photo: Facebook \/ TODY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vasile Scutaru, the manager of the National School for Prison Officers in T\u00e2rgu Ocna, and Cristian-Aurelian Ciubotaru, the mayor of T\u00e2rgu Ocna city, attended the liturgy and the consecration services which followed.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Tomis prayed for the prison workers and for the forgiveness of the prisoners and for God to help them change their lives for better.<\/p>\n