Patriarch of Romania: The icon reveals to us the state of grace in which the saints aretranslated

Blessed Father Daniel, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, participated on Thursday in the opening of the National Conference "Dogmatic unity and national specificity in church painting", where he delivered a message in which he emphasized the importance of icons in religious life.

"The icon reveals to us the state of grace in which the saints are, sharers in the glory of the Holy Trinity, the glory revealed to the Holy Apostles on Mount Tabor by the Lord Jesus Christ at the moment of His Transfiguration."

The Patriarch of Romania blessed the participants of the conference, hoping that it "will be an opportunity to intensify the mission of the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding the preservation and enhancement of its cultural heritage, a priceless treasure inherited from the forefathers, but which must be preserved, enriched and highlighted permanently".

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Church art: Byzantine heritage and contemporary expression We are meeting today in the Aula Magna Teoctist Patriarch of the Palace of the Patriarchate, for the proceedings of the 13th edition of the National Conference Dogmatic unity and national specificity in church painting, organized by the Romanian Patriarchate, through...