{"id":385458,"date":"2022-08-12T18:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=385458"},"modified":"2022-08-12T19:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:04:27","slug":"oslo-55-year-old-norwegian-baptized-orthodox-by-romanian-bishop-macarie-of-northern-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/oslo-55-year-old-norwegian-baptized-orthodox-by-romanian-bishop-macarie-of-northern-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Oslo: 55-year-old Norwegian baptized Orthodox by Romanian Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>55-year-old Norwegian Toma and child Matias are the newest members of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Northern Europe. Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie baptized them on July 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Holy Sacrament was officiated in the Oslo Chapel of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I rejoice when I dress people into Christ &#8211; be they children or adults. Joy seems even greater when we bring to Christ adults who lived far away from Him,\u201d Bishop Macarie said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so glad. I feel well and peaceful in Christ,\u201d declared Toma, the new member of the Orthodox Church, for Trinitas TV, the television channel of the Romanian Patriarchate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/tot-mai-multe-botezuri-de-adulti-in-episcopia-europei-de-nord-un-suedez-si-o-chinezoaica-au-devenit-ortodocsi\/\">The number of adult baptisms<\/a> is increasing on the Scandinavian Peninsula. Last year, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe baptized nine adults of various nationalities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7PXxKqD64EE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-385458 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='2048x1150' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296096075_2377487842405616_5773255540079001918_n.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296096075_2377487842405616_5773255540079001918_n-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='2048x1365' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296262041_2377487492405651_2992073060365784272_n.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296262041_2377487492405651_2992073060365784272_n-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='2048x1150' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296072943_2377487265739007_5314171983821649753_n.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296072943_2377487265739007_5314171983821649753_n-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='2048x1365' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296103793_2377487482405652_9041248580255843475_n.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/296103793_2377487482405652_9041248580255843475_n-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Photo credit: The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Follow our English-language News in Brief on Telegram:<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/basilicanews?q=%23newsinbrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t.me\/basilicanews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>55-year-old Norwegian Toma and child Matias are the newest members of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Northern Europe. 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