Holy Fire to arrive in Chisinau at around 8:00PM

IPN.md

4 May 2024
10:13

The Holy Fire from Jerusalem will arrive in Chisinau this evening at around 8:00PM.

The delegation of the Moldovan Church will bring the Holy Fire to the Metropolitan Cathedral square, where it will be welcomed by clerics and churchgoers and from where it will be further distributed to churches across the country.

The Church of Bessarabia, who sent a separate delegation to Jerusalem, will distribute the Holy Fire from St John Metropolitan Chapel.

The Holy Fire, also known as the Holy Light, is considered by Orthodox Christians to be a miracle that happens every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. A fire is lit above the Holy Sepulcher that is believed to descend from the sky.

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Almost a month after the Ministry of Health announced the closure of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Ștefan Vodă District Hospital, citing a reduced number of births, the institution has suspended the order to cease operations. Thus, in the next two months, the hospital’s capacity will be reassessed, and births will continue to be directed to the Causeni District Hospital. Emergencies and gynecological conditions will be treated at Stefan Voda, reports IPN.

The Ministry of Health specifies that, during the reassessment period, the available human resources, on-call lines, operating block capacity, anesthesia and intensive care services, neonatology and the institution’s equipment will be analyzed.

In the case of patients with obstetric emergencies who will present themselves at the Stefan Voda District Hospital, the doctors will provide the necessary assistance for stabilization, after which they will be safely transferred to the Causeni District Hospital.

Authorities maintain that the decision to suspend the order was taken after consulting the concerns expressed by the district residents, local authorities and medical staff. A final decision on the department’s activity will be taken after the completion of the reassessment, depending on its results and the medical safety criteria.

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Holy Fire to arrive in Chisinau at around 8:00PM

IPN.md

4 May 2024
10:13

The Holy Fire from Jerusalem will arrive in Chisinau this evening at around 8:00PM.

The Church of Bessarabia, who sent a separate delegation to Jerusalem, will distribute the Holy Fire from St John Metropolitan Chapel.

Each year, the Holy Light is brought to Chisinau by plane.

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The Art Theatre of Chisinau presents the play “A Man and Several Women” by Leonid Zorin, directed by Eugeniu Matcovschi /Odeon Cultural Center /at 06:00 PM/.

The exhibition “The Unknown Work of Bessarabian Masters” continues /Constantin Brancusi Exhibition Center/ July 30-August 16/.

The personal exhibition Untitled by the artist Konstantin Benkovich continues, organized by the National Art Museum of Moldova, in partnership with the ALT Foundation /MNAM /July 30-August 30/.

The immersive exhibition continues, inspired by the mythology and mystical folklore of the Republic of Moldova, “The Forest”, created by Milen Chelea /Plai Gallery / July 23-August 6/.

The exhibition “Scent of Warm Bread. Bread in the Iron Age” continues /National Museum of History of Moldova /July 22 – September 4/.

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The documentary exhibition “Echo from the past, for the present and the future” continues, dedicated to the memory of the victims of Stalinist deportations and one of the most tragic episodes in the history of Bessarabia /BNRM /July 3-August 3/.

The exhibition “The Thread of Identity! The traditional Romanian costume in book illustration made by plastic artists from the Republic of Moldova” /BNRM /June 25-August 15/ continues.

The graphic exhibition by Lica Sainciuc continues, unveiled within the Creative Industries Festival /Lutnita Gallery /June 5-July 31/.

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