Saint Siluan the Athonite will be celebrated at the first church in the country to receive a fragment of his relicstranslated

Saint Siluan the Athonite will be celebrated on Thursday at the "Saint Nicholas" Church - University Chapel in Bucharest, the first in the country to receive a fragment of his relics.

The program will include the vigil service, which will be celebrated on the eve of the holiday, starting at 21:00, and will continue from 00:00 with the Holy Liturgy.

The faithful will be able to worship a fragment of the saint's relics located in the heritage of the place of worship.

The "St. Nicolae-Ghica" Church, also known as the Russian Church, is located on Strada Ion Ghica, number 9, Sector 3, Bucharest.

A gift from St. Sophronia of Essex The fragment from the relics of Saint Siluan the Athonite, given to the Romanians by Saint Sophronius of Essex. Photo credit: BASILICA / Raluca-Emanuela Ene The fragment from the holy relics was given to Romanians in 1992 by Saint Sophronius from Essex, his disciple canonized in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

On September 24, 1941, while he was an archimandrite at the "Saint Pantelimon" Monastery in Mount Athos, he participated in the opening of the tomb of Venerable Siluan.

In the act of donation, it is stated that Saint Sophronius received the fragment from the holy relics...