Romanian and Israeli experts begin talks on restoring historic Romanian monastery at River Jordan

The first official bilateral meeting between Romanian and Israeli experts on restoring the Romanian Skete at the River Jordan took place on Wednesday at the monastic establishment.

Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in the Holy Land, announced it in a social media post .

Architect Bogdan Teodorescu and conservator-restorer Cătălin Palamariu attended the meeting; His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel appointed them to represent the Romanian side in discussions with Israeli specialists.

The project aims to restore the church of the Romanian Skete at the River Jordan and recover its paintings, which have been damaged by the destruction the monument has suffered over the decades.

Hope for the resumption of liturgical life The current state of the church at the Romanian Skete on the Jordan. Photo credit: Facebook / Father Ioan Meiu – Jerusalem The Romanian Patriarchate’s Representative in the Holy Land expressed hope that the initiatives now underway would make it possible to bring the monastic establishment back to life.

“With God’s help, we hope to rekindle the flame of the Romanian people’s vigil lamp in this church too, a church that has…