The Lower Danube Archdiocese celebrates 30 years since the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle were brought to Galațitranslated

In Galați, the anniversary events began on Friday on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the bringing of the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle to Galaţi.

On this occasion, on Friday evening there was a procession with the reliquary in which there is a fragment of the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle and a "Pilgrimage of Light" in which clerics, students of the theological seminary and believers took part.

The anniversary program began on Thursday, when students of the theological seminary watched the documentary "30 years of Saint Andrew's apostolate at the Lower Danube". On Friday morning, the Holy Liturgy was celebrated in the chapel of the seminary, where a fragment of the relics of Saint Andrew was brought.

The demonstrations will continue on Saturday, October 17, with the Bishop's Holy Liturgy at the Archbishop's Cathedral, as well as with philanthropic actions.

Three decades since 1996 It is 30 years since the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle were brought to Galați. Photo: Facebook / Lower Danube Archdiocese The relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle arrived in Galați on October 16, 1996, after they had been brought from Patras, Greece, and previously placed for worship in Iasi, on the occasion of the feast of Saint...