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In pictures: The first Small Consecration service of the water at the Romanian Hermitage in Jordan, after decades of desolationtranslated

September 5, 2026 · 1 min read

At the Romanian Hermitage in Iordan, the first Small Consecration service of the water was celebrated on Friday after decades of desolation, Archim announces. Ioan Meiu, the representative of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places and the superior of the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem, Jericho and Jordan.

With the support of the Israeli authorities, Father Archimandrite went to the hermitage on Friday together with two fathers from the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem and Jericho and some Romanian believers.

Archim. Ioan Meiu and members of the Romanian community in Jerusalem went on Friday, September 4, 2026, to the Romanian Hermitage in Jordan. Photo: Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places They removed the cult objects that still existed inside the church, the remains of the pediment, the fallen cross from the tower and the entrance door and sanitized the premises of the war-ruined place.

The Romanians sanitized the interior, recovered some historical objects and officiated the first Small Consecration of the water after decades of desolation of the holy place located in the area of a former conflict. Photo: Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places "I also found other things from the cells of the monks there, maybe even from…

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Марина Иванова

I am glad that they have finally begun to put this monastery in order after all the years of neglect. It’s good that with the help of the Israeli authorities they were able to remove the remains of the iconostasis, the cross from the dome and the door, and then also perform the first small blessing of water. I wonder what else they found in the monks’ cells; Father John will tell you later?

Борис Николов

I'm glad they finally started cleaning the hermitage. Fortunately, with the help of the Israeli authorities, they removed the cross from the tower, the remains of the iconostasis and the door, before everything fell apart for good. I wonder what else they found in the monks' cells, as the father wrote.

Mark Johnson

It's good to see the place finally getting some care after so many years. Pulling out the fallen cross from the dome and what was left of the iconostasis must have felt like uncovering old bones. I wonder what else they found in those monk cells.