Days of Remembrance of St. Sofian Bogiu will be held annually in the Edinet regiontranslated

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Days of Remembrance of St. Sofian Bogiu will be held annually in the Edinet region

From 2027, the Edinet region will annually hold the Days of Remembrance of St. Sofian Bogiu, an Orthodox clergyman and icon painter born in the village of Old Cuconesti, from September 14 to 16. On these days, exhibitions, church music concerts, meetings, conferences and pilgrimage trips can be organized. The corresponding decision was made by the Edinet District Council on November 2.

The proposal to hold Days of Remembrance was made by the Cultural Association “Noua Galilee” (“New Galilee”). District councilors supported the idea.

The full name is “Cultural and spiritual days dedicated to the holy venerable confessor Sofian of Antim.” In the decision of the district council they are also called “Days of the patron saint of the Edinet region.”

The dates were not chosen randomly. Sofian Bogiu died on September 14, 2002, and September 16 is the day of his church memory.

What will be celebrated on Memorial Day?

The main venues will be Edinet and Old Cuconesti, where Sofian Bogiu was born.

On these days they can organize:

Meetings and conferences where they will talk about the life of Sofian Bogiu, his…