In pictures: The nuns from the Copou Monastery created the vestments for the relics of St. Olimpiada from Fărcaşatranslated
The vestment for the relics of Saint Olimpiada in Fărcașa, created especially for the local proclamation of her canonization, was made in the workshop of the Copou Monastery in Iasi.
The local proclamation will take place at the end of Saturday's Holy Liturgy, which will be celebrated in the Farcașa Parish church in Neamț county.
On Friday evening, His Holiness Father Nichifor Botoșaneanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Iasi, will officiate the Vigil for the saint's memorial day.
About St. Olympia from Fărcaşa The face embroidered at Copou of St. Olimpiada from Fărcaşa next to a photograph from his lifetime. Photo: Doxologia.ro / Rev. Silviu Cluci The general proclamation of the canonization of St. Olympia from Fărcașa took place, together with the other 15 recently canonized saints, on February 6, 2026, at the Patriarchal Cathedral.
She was born on September 8, 1880, and in 1903 she married Ion Tănase, founding a blessed family with eight children: Maria, Glicheria, the twins Ioana and Marița, Petru (the future Saint Petroniu from Prodromu), Raveica and Dumitru.
He practiced the virtue of charity and raised his children in the Orthodox Christian spirit. It was necessary with many prayers, vigils and prayers and...
