PS Paisie Sinait resanctified the church of a parish in Ilfov: It carries the memory of several generations in its wallstranslated

Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Paisie Sinaitul re-consecrated the "Holy Fathers Joachim and Ana" Church of Vârteju Parish in Ilfov County on Thursday. His Eminence evoked the memory of the ancestors.

"This holy place carries in its walls the memory of several generations. It was built between 1912 and 1922, according to the project of an Italian architect, with the financial support of the Bragadiru boyar Dimitrie Marinescu, on the land he owned. In 1948, the church received the beauty of the tempera painting, made by the painter Profeta", said the hierarch.

His Holiness Father Paisie Sinait emphasized the indestructible connection between the wall church and the living Church.

"The walls we see would not have full meaning without the faithful who pray among them, just as the community cannot remain spiritually alive without the Altar that gathers it and nourishes it with the Body and Blood of the Lord."

"From then until today, generations of priests and believers have crossed the threshold of this church, prayed here, received the Holy Mysteries, baptized their children, married their families and entrusted their souls to God. Each generation left something behind and received, in turn...