Izvorul Tămăduirii Monastery
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The archaeological excavations carried out on the Danube Gorge also revealed some objects with Christian symbols dating from the IV-V centuries, thus proving the existence of an early Christian life in these places.
Prompted by these discoveries, Archpriest Ion Văran of Oraviţa and the mayor of Sicheviţa commune, Gheorghe Birtea, proposed to the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Caransebeș the establishment of a hermitage on the banks of the Danube.
As a recognition of the efforts of the inhabitants of the monastic settlement from Gornea, at the proposal of His Holiness Lucian, the Bishop of Caransebês, within the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Banat, which took place on November 18, 2010, under the presidency of His Holiness Father Metropolitan Nicolae of Banat, the hermitage of was raised to the rank of a monastery.
text source: episcopiacaransebesului.ro
photo source: Google Maps - Agenția 360 România
Prompted by these discoveries, Archpriest Ion Văran of Oraviţa and the mayor of Sicheviţa commune, Gheorghe Birtea, proposed to the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Caransebeș the establishment of a hermitage on the banks of the Danube.
As a recognition of the efforts of the inhabitants of the monastic settlement from Gornea, at the proposal of His Holiness Lucian, the Bishop of Caransebês, within the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Banat, which took place on November 18, 2010, under the presidency of His Holiness Father Metropolitan Nicolae of Banat, the hermitage of was raised to the rank of a monastery.
text source: episcopiacaransebesului.ro
photo source: Google Maps - Agenția 360 România
