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Thai woman baptised Orthodox marries at Bucharest church

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

A young woman from Thailand received the Mystery of Holy Matrimony on Sunday at St George–Capra Church in Bucharest, after being baptised into the Orthodox Church and given the name of St Eugenia.

Fr Bogdan Neacșiu, eparchial inspector in the Church Administration Department of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the Mystery of Holy Matrimony for Eugenia (Thaneeka) Sakulchit and Alexandru, together with Fr Claudiu Justinian Jugănaru.

The service was celebrated in Romanian and English so that the bride and groom and members of their families could understand the significance of the liturgical moment.

“For Alexandru and Eugenia, the Mystery of Holy Matrimony represented the beginning of a new stage in their family life, in which they are called to build their life together upon faith and love in Christ,” Fr Bogdan Neacșiu told Basilica.

Communion and spiritual joy The reception of the young Thai woman into Orthodoxy and her marriage represented a moment of communion and prayer for the entire community.

“The church became the place where two cultures came together around the same faith and the same joy: the founding of a new family under God’s blessing,” the…

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Daniel Lewis

That's wonderful they did the service in both Romanian and English so everyone could follow along. Giving her the name Eugenia at baptism and then seeing her start married life right there in the same faith makes the whole thing feel solid. Hope their new family grows strong in Bucharest.

Corina Stan

Good thing the service was also in English, so Thaneeka could understand everything clearly. I like how they connected the baptism with the wedding in the same church, as if the beautiful circle was closed. May God give them many years and peace in their home.

Constantin Marin

Yes, English helped a lot, especially in such an important job. I saw at a wedding in our parish how the foreign bride's face lit up when she heard the words in her language. May God help them to build everything on faith, as Father Bogdan says.