{"id":398032,"date":"2022-10-27T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=398032"},"modified":"2022-10-27T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:43:08","slug":"devas-first-bishop-gurie-prayerfully-remembered-one-year-after-his-blessed-repose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/devas-first-bishop-gurie-prayerfully-remembered-one-year-after-his-blessed-repose\/","title":{"rendered":"Deva\u2019s first Bishop Gurie prayerfully remembered one year after his blessed repose"},"content":{"rendered":"

A year after the blessed repose of the first diocesan bishop of Deva, Gurie Georgiu, hierarchs, clergy, monastics and believers gathered in St Nicholas diocesan cathedral to remember him in prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishop Gurie Georgiu presided over the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara from 2009 until his death on October 21, 2021.<\/p>\n

His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania led the memorial ceremony, which was attended by local and central authorities, monastics, and Bishop Gurie’s family.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Laurentiu invoked the spiritual personality of the first shepherd of Deva and Hunedoara and imparted Patriarch Daniel’s benediction.<\/p>\n

After the ceremony, Bishop Nestor of Deva and Hunedoara presented a volume entitled “Bishop Gurie Georgiu, the first archpastor of Deva and Hunedoara. Testimonies, thoughts, recollections.”<\/p>\n

A brief video depicting the life and activities of Bishop Gurie Georgiu was screened.<\/p>\n

The participants witnessed the unveiling of a statue built in memory of Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara, located in the courtyard of the Diocesan Centre.<\/p>\n