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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Olimpia of Fărcașa

Mother of Saint Petroniu of Prodromu, born in 1880 and canonized in 2025.

Feast
July 4old style July 17
Reposed
196720th century
Place
Farcașa

Life

Saint Olympias of Fărcașa (Olimpia Tănase) was born on 8 September 1880 at Fărcașa, in Neamț County, and died on 4 July 1967, in the same place. She was the mother of the monk Petroniu Tănase, called Saint Venerable Petroniu of Prodromu (1914-2011), abbot of the Prodromu Skete.

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church canonized her at its session of 1 July 2025, with the title Saint Olympias of Fărcașa, and set her feast on 4 July, the day of her death.

Our sources do not say more about her life.

Commemorated the same day July 4