Saturday, November 11, 2017
Pilgrimage to Romania
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Bishop John, bishop Glicherie (Abbott of Slatioara monastery), bishop Anfim.
The bishops travelled to Niamets to venerate the relics of the venerable Paisius Velichkovsky (n.s. church)
Visit to Varatec monastery (n.s.), where there live 700 sisters:
In the old calendar monastery Dobru, 100 sisters struggle under the guidance of Abbess Barbara:
In the Annunciation monastery at Moisa live Abbess Alexandra and 35 sisters:
Further travel to the skete of the Holy Mhyrrbearing Women, where Abbess Tatiana leads about 30 sisters:
Thereafter we travelled to bishop Sofronie, to the monastery of St Glicherie the Confessor:
Bishop Sofronie, bishop John, bishop Anfim, bishop Glicherie
Further on to bishop Demosfen and the monastery Bratitel Suceava. Here lives Abbess Ierusalima and 300 sisters: