The bones of the priest Nicolae Gherman, reburied at the Rohia Monastery: He returns to the land that preserves his memorytranslated

The bones of the priest Nicolae Gherman, the founder of the "Sfânta Ana" Rohia Monastery, and of his wife, the priestess Maria, were reburied on Thursday in the cemetery of the monastic settlement, 67 years after his passing to the Lord.

The service was officiated by Bishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmarului, together with Vicar Bishop Timotei Sătmăreanul.

"Priest Nicolae Gherman returns, through this reburial, to the land that preserves his memory, for the fact that a priest does not belong only to the time in which he lived. He also belongs to the generations to come, through the seed of faith he planted in people's souls," said the bishop.

The remains of the priest and his wife were deposited in the large church of the monastery, where the hierarchs celebrated the memorial service. In continuation of the liturgical program, they were carried in procession around the place of worship and buried.

A rich church and cultural activity Archimandrite Macarie Motogna, abbot of the Rohia Monastery and eparchial exarch, evoked the personality of the founder of the monastic settlement.

"He was an elite priest, a good preacher, a founder of holy places, in the sense that he founded the Monastery of Rohia,...