Metropolitan Antonie: Patriarch Daniel is one of the main founders of the revival of the Metropolis of Bessarabiatranslated

The Metropolitan of Bessarabia sent a message to the Patriarch of Romania on Wednesday, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Father Metropolitan Antonie highlights the decisive contribution of Father Patriarch Daniel to the revival of the church and national life of the Romanians, especially to the reactivation and development of the Metropolis of Bessarabia.

"History will record that our generation was given a Patriarch whose name is identified with one of the most extensive works of ecclesiastical and national revival of the Romanians. In this revival of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which occupies a distinct chapter in the history of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the name of Your Grace will remain inscribed among the main founders of this work," His Eminence conveys.

"For the Romanians of Bessarabia, Your Beatitude is the archpastor who has carried this province in his heart since the time of his service as Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina."

The Romanian Orthodox Church, home of all Romanians According to His Holiness Father Antonie, under the pastorate of Patriarch Daniel, the Metropolis of Bessarabia "regained trust, prestige and concrete support throughout the Orthodox space", and...