It has been 30 years since the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle were brought to Iașitranslated

Monday marked 30 years since the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle were brought to Iași on the occasion of the feast of Saint Pious Parascheva. The demonstration then gathered over a million believers in the capital of Moldova.

The reliquary with the honorable head of the holy apostle was brought on October 12, 1996 by a delegation from the Church of Greece, led by His Eminence Father Nicodim, Metropolitan of Patra. The pilgrimage lasted until October 19.

From the evening of October 16 to October 17, the relics of St. Andrew were also taken to the Galati Cathedral.

On October 19, 1996, the holy relics accompanied by the Greek delegation returned to Patra.

The initiative of bringing the holy head of Saint Andrew the Apostle to Iași belonged to His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel, then Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina.

A new holiday in the calendar Since 1997, at the proposal of His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel, then Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, the Romanian Orthodox calendar has included the "Bringing of the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle to Iaşi" celebration on October 13.

In 1995, the Holy Synod decided...