Righteous20th century
Saint Olympias of Fărcașa
Also known as Olimpia Tănase · Olimpiada of Fărcașa · Olimpia of Farcasa
A village woman of Fărcașa in Moldavia who with her husband Ion raised eight children, one of whom became the Athonite elder Petroniu of Prodromos. She was never absent from the services, worked past midnight, gave to the poor out of little, and made the remembrance of the dead her daily duty.
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A village woman of Fărcașa in Moldavia who with her husband Ion raised eight children, one of whom became the Athonite elder Petroniu of Prodromos. She was never absent from the services, worked past midnight, gave to the poor out of little, and made the remembrance of the dead her daily duty.
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Sources: Romanian Patriarchate communique, canonization of 16 women of holy life (1 July 2025); Basilica.ro; Doxologia.ro