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PS Nichifor Botoșaneanul participated in the opening of the Conference of Religion Teachers from Iași Countytranslated

September 28, 2026 · 1 min read

Vicar Bishop Nichifor Botoșaneanul of the Archdiocese of Iași celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the Old Cathedral in Iași on Friday, at the opening of the County's Religious Teachers' Confirmation.

His Eminence offered, on behalf of Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bucovina, the "Cross of the Holy Hierarch of Dosoft" for laymen to Denisiei-Elena Mănoiu, school inspector for the discipline of Religion within the Iași County School Inspectorate.

During the Holy Liturgy, the hierarch ordained deacon Flavius Popa, from the "Doxologia" Cultural-Missionary Center, a priest.

The program continued with the works of the conference, where Fr. Lucian Filip, diocesan inspector within the Education Sector of the Archdiocese of Iasi, Fr. Cristian-Alexandru Barnea, vice-dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Iasi, Fr. Constantin Simiraș, director of the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Iasi, Fr. Gabriel Leonte, director of the Continuing Education Center of the Archdiocese of Iași, as well as Prof. Anca-Elena Rotariu, representative of the "Spiru Haret" Teaching Body House Iași.

The teachers also participated in the "Connecting with students at the beginning of the Religion class" workshop, held...

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Hannah Adams

It’s good to see Denisiei-Elena Mănoiu recognised with the Crucea Sfântului Ierarh Dosoftei – she’s put in years of steady work with the religion inspectors in Iași. The ordination of Flavius Popa during the same Liturgy must have made the day feel even more complete. I hope the workshop on connecting with the pupils at the start of the lesson gave everyone something practical to take back to class.

Bogdan Nistor

I am glad that Denisiei-Elena Mănoiu received the Cross of the Holy Hierarch Dosoftei, I know how much she has been working with those inspectors for many years. The ordination of deacon Flavius Popa in the same Mass rounded off the day nicely. The "Connecting with students at the beginning of class" workshop sounds practical, can someone tell us how it went.

Pandeli Kristo

I am glad that Denisiei-Elena Mănoiu received the Cross of the Holy Hierarch Dosoftei, I know that she worked quietly and seriously with those inspectors for years. The ordination of Flavius Popa in the very same Liturgy at the Old Cathedral seemed to me a good sign for the whole day. I think the workshop about connecting with students at the beginning of the lesson was well received by the teachers, especially now at the beginning of the year.