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The local proclamation of the Holy Olympiad from Fărcaşa: In it we discover the fruits of the Holy Spirittranslated

July 4, 2026 · 1 min read

On Saturday, the local proclamation of the canonization of Saint Olympia from Fărcașa took place in her hometown in Neamț County.

The Holy Liturgy was officiated by Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bucovina, together with Bishop Ignatius of Husi, Vicar Bishops Nichifor Botoșanean of the Archdiocese of Iasi, Nectarie de Bogdania of the Archdiocese of Chisinau, Damaschin Dornean of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuțil and Teofil Trotusan of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau.

A delegation of monks from the Romanian Hermitage Prodromu from Holy Mount Athos, where Saint Petronius Tănase, the son of Saint Olimpiada from Fărcașa, lived, was also present at the service.

Synodal Tomos PS Damaschin Dorneanul presented the synodal tomos. Photo credit: Doxology / Rev. Silviu Cluci The solemn moment of the proclamation took place at the end of the Holy Liturgy, when the Most Reverend Father Damascene of Dornea presented the synodal tomos for the proclamation of the canonization.

The act states: "From now on and forever, the Holy Olympiad of Fărcaşa, should be counted among the saints of the Church and be remembered with songs of praise on her feast day, on July 4th every year, following that it will be...

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Laura Baker

I saw the article about the monks from Prodromu Skete coming to the canonization—our Chicago parish has a small icon of that Skete in the narthex, and Father Ivan always mentions it when talking about the Romanian monks on Mount Athos. It’s nice to see that connection honored so close to home.

Irene Collins

That’s lovely about the monks from Prodromu coming over. My daughter brought back a little icon of St Petroniu from Romania years ago, so it was nice to read he was the son of the new saint. The date 4 July will be easy to remember now.

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ქეთევან კვარაცხელია

Mă bucur că au venit monahii de la Prodromu, locul unde a tîveit Sfântul Petroniu, fiul Sfintei Olimpiada. Data de 4 iulie e easy de Șinut minte, ca și 4 iulie american, cum zice Irene. Slavă Domnului pentru o sântă din satul nostru românesc.

Олександр Савченко

Mă buchar că au venit monahii de la Prodromu, exact locul unde a tîvît fiul ei, Sfântul Petroniu. Tomosul citit de PS Damaschin mi-a left în minte, mai ales că data de 4 iulie e simpla de Șînut minte, cum zice și Irene. Slavă Domnului că o avem pe Sfânta Olimpiada a noàstra din Fărcașa.

ქეთევან კაპანაძე

I'm glad that they came from the Petronius Monastery, it's a really good bond between mother and daughter. July 4 is really easy to remember, but for us Georgians, July is more remembered as the month of St. Nino.

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დავით ბერიძე

I'm glad that they came from the Petronius Monastery, it's a really beautiful bond between mother and daughter. The 4th of July became easy to remember for me too, although the feast of St. Nino on January 27 still reminds us of July the most. If you have more information about this sanctity, tell us.