A Century of Patriarchal Service in the Romanian Orthodox Church
A Century of Patriarchal Service in the Romanian Orthodox Church

Summary/Abstract: In 2025, Romanian Orthodoxy marked 140 years since its recognition as an autocephalous Church (April 25, 1885) and one century of patriarchal service (February 4, 1925), two “milestones” or significant anniversaries in its two-millennia-long history.The commemoration of these two fundamental historical events is of particular importance for a correct and comprehensive understanding of how they organically contributed to the organizational development of Romanian Orthodoxy and to the manner of autocephalous organization of the Orthodox Churches. This development is grounded in the ecclesiology of Trinitarian communion, as well as in the social, ecclesial, and political context in which the Romanian Orthodox Church was recognized as autocephalous and later elevated to the rank of Patriarchate.

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