Patriarch Daniel blesses reliquary of St Constantine Sârbu ahead of local canonisation ceremony

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed a large reliquary made for the holy relics of Priest-Martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu on Wednesday.

“Priest-martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu was loved by the faithful during his lifetime, and after his death his memory remained alive in the hearts of those who had known him,” Patriarch Daniel said.

“When his remains were exhumed, it was found that his bones gave off a sweet fragrance, because God had rewarded his earthly life with blessing and holiness. From his soul, holiness spread to his body and his bones, which are now his holy relics.”

A life marked by hardship and suffering On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the reliquary for the relics of the Holy Priest-Martyr Constantine Sârbu. Photo credit: Lumina Newspaper / Luigi Ivanciu The Romanian Patriarch recalled the saint’s life, marked by the loss of his wife, political imprisonment and persecution by the communist Securitate, which demanded that he betray the confidentiality of the Holy Mystery of Confession.

“He was told that unless he took his own life, he would undergo surgery and die,” Patriarch Daniel recalled.

“He said that he could…