Patriarch Daniel welcomes St Anne’s relics, recalls historic ties with Koutloumousiou Monastery
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the relics of St Anne, the mother of the Mother of God, at the Patriarchal Residence on Saturday evening. Brought from Koutloumousiou Monastery at the initiative of St George the New Parish in Bucharest, the relics are visiting Romania for the first time and are accompanied by a delegation from Mount Athos.
“We are particularly pleased to welcome you here at the Patriarchal Residence, bringing with you the relics of St Anne, the grandmother of our Saviour Jesus Christ and the mother of the Most Holy Mother of God,” the Patriarch of Romania said.
“Sts Joachim and Anne are the protectors of all Christian parents who have families and children,” Patriarch Daniel recalled.
His Beatitude noted that the sacred relic, consisting of part of St Anne’s foot, was given to the Athonite monastery by Emperor Alexios Komnenos in 1095.
Koutloumousiou Monastery and Wallachia The relics of Saint Anne from the Cutlumuș Monastery on Mount Athos arrived in Bucharest on Saturday evening, and the procession made its first stop at the Patriarchal Residence, where His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel honoured them. Photo credit: BASILICA / Mircea Florescu…
