The Shrine of the Nicula Monastery: Tens of thousands of believers at the largest Orthodox pilgrimage in Transylvaniatranslated

Approximately 25,000 pilgrims participated on Saturday in the Holy Liturgy for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin celebrated at the Nicula monastery in Cluj. According to the estimates of law enforcement, more than 70,000 people crossed the threshold of the monastery in the days leading up to the holy day.

The Holy Liturgy was officiated by Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj, together with Bishop Nestor of Deva and Hunedoara and Bishop Nectarie of Ireland and Iceland.

The following were part of the cathedral: archim. Dumitru Cobzaru, exarch of the monasteries of the Archdiocese of Cluj; Fr. Dumitru Boca, the administrative vicar of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj; archim. Andrei Coroian, former abbot of the Nicula Monastery (2008-2012) and currently honorary diocesan vicar of the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara; archim. Iustin Miron, abbot of the Nicula Monastery; archid. Claudiu Grama, diocesan councillor.

Prayers for peace Tens of thousands of believers participated on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in the consecration Liturgy at the Nicula monastery in Cluj. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj Metropolitan Andrei raised prayers for rain and for peace, and in the teaching word he spoke to them...