A new step towards the restoration of the Romanian Hermitage in Jordan: The first bilateral meeting of Romanian and Israeli expertstranslated

The first official bilateral meeting between Romanian and Israeli experts for the restoration of the Romanian Hermitage in Jordan took place on Wednesday at the monastic settlement.

The announcement was made by Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, the representative of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places, in a post on social networks.

The meeting was attended by the architect Bogdan Teodorescu and the restaurateur Cătălin Palamariu, designated by the Blessed Father Patriarch Daniel to represent the Romanian side in the discussions with the Israeli specialists.

The project aims at the restoration of the church of the Romanian Hermitage in Jordan, as well as the recovery of the painting affected by the destruction suffered by the monument over the decades.

Hope for the resumption of liturgical life The current state of the church of the Romanian Hermitage from Iordan. Photo credit: Facebook / Father Ioan Meiu – Jerusalem The representative of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places expressed his hope that the steps initiated will allow the monastic settlement to be brought back to life.

"With God's help, we want to rekindle the flame of the Romanian nation in this church, badly tried by destruction and the passage of time, in...