Patriarch Daniel on Saint Maria Brâncoveanu: A model of faith, patience and generositytranslated

His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel sent a message on Sunday at the local proclamation of the canonization of the Holy Lady Maria Brâncoveanu, held at the "St. Gheorghe" Church - Nou in the Capital.

"In the life of this holy woman we see the bright face of a faithful wife and mother, the model of martyr patience in suffering and the example of generous love towards the Church and the people. Thus, in Saint Maria Brâncoveanu, we observe that her love for God strengthened her so that she could bear with faith an unparalleled pain, becoming the basis of hope for her daughters and sons-in-law", emphasized His Beatitude.

The Patriarch of Romania highlighted that the suffering assumed by the Holy Lady Maria Brâncoveanu through faith becomes a light over time.

"She is permanently a model of a worthy and courageous Christian woman, a pious wife and a sacrificial mother, loving the Church and the nation."

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Saint Maria Brâncoveanu – model of faith, patience and generosity Today we reverently honor Saint Maria Brâncoveanu, wife of the Holy Voivode Martyr Constantin Brâncoveanu, lady of Wallachia and mother of eleven children. In the life of this…