Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over the Liturgy for the patron saint of the Romanian community in Constantinopletranslated

The church that serves the Romanian community in Istanbul will celebrate its patron saint on Sunday, July 26, 2026, on the day of commemoration of St. Mc. Paraskevi.

Father Sergiu Vlad, parish priest of the Romanian community in Turkey, announced that the Holy Liturgy will be presided over by His Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch. At 09:00 the Matins will begin, which will continue with the Holy Liturgy.

The Holy Martyr Paraschevi Romana (July 26) is also a healer. He cured one of his torturers of his blindness and converted him to Christianity.

The "Sf. Mc. Paraschevi Romana" church in Istanbul was given to the Romanian community in Turkey for use starting in 2004, with the blessing of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

About the church Photo source: Father Sergiu Vlad The holy place in the former Prikidion neighborhood (currently Hasköy) was rebuilt from the ground up in 1692 by the Holy Voivode Martyr Constantin Brâncoveanu.

The address is: Aya Paraskevi Kilisesi, Kalaycı Bahçe Sok. No. 2, Piripaşa Mah., Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The church is located approx. 100 meters away from AKBANK bank branch in Hasköy. See here on the map.

Photo credit: Facebook / Sergiu Vlad