Venerable
Philotimia of Râmeț
Nun of Râmeț Monastery
A nun of Râmeț and mother of Saint Dometius the Merciful, canonized in 2025.
- Feast
- July 6old style July 19
- Reposed
- 198920th century
- Place
- Râmeț Monastery
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Venerable Philotimia of Râmeț was a nun at Râmeț Monastery, born on 30 April 1896 in Bălănești, in Buzău County, and fallen asleep on 22 July 1989 at Râmeț. She was the mother of Saint Venerable Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț. Her family name was Manolache.
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church canonized her at its session of 1 July 2025, with the title Saint Venerable Philotimia of Râmeț, mother of Saint Venerable Dometius the Merciful, and set her feast on 6 July.
Our sources do not say more about her life.
Commemorated the same day July 6
Sisoes the GreatVenerable · Hermit in EgyptJul 6
Sexburga of ElyVenerable · Abbess of ElyJul 6
Quirinus of TegernseeMartyr · Martyr of RomeJul 6
Juliana of OlshankaRight-Believing · Princess of the Olshansky familyJul 6
Romulus of FiesoleSaint · Bishop of FiesoleJul 6.jpg)
Dorotheus of RadonezhVenerable · Monk of St Sergius LavraJul 6.png)
Sisoes the SchemamonkVenerableJul 6- Euthymius LyubovichevVenerable Martyr · Hieromonk of OptinaJul 6
Vassian RyloSaint · Archbishop of RostovJul 6- Dometios the MercifulVenerable · Archimandrite of RâmețJul 6
- Ferapont of BorovenskVenerable · Hieromonk and monastery founderJul 6
Michael II of SmolenskSaint · Bishop of SmolenskJul 6