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Saint Seraphim the Enduring of Sâmbăta de Sus

Also known as Serafim Popescu

Monk of the Brâncoveanu Monastery at Sâmbăta de Sus in Transylvania, remembered for his patient endurance and spiritual fatherhood. He reposed in 1990.

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Born 1912; reposed 1990. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church (Feb 2025).

Sources: Basilica.ro; Orthodox Times; Romanian Orthodox Church synodal canonization (Feb 2025)