Elizabeth of Pasărea
Elizabeth of Pasărea | |
|---|---|
| Venerable Schemanun | |
| Born | Rodica Lazăr 16 July 1970 Moldova-Sulița, Suceava County, Socialist Republic of Romania (modern-day Romania) |
| Died | 5 June 2014 (aged 43) |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1–2 July 2025 by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 5 June |
Elisabeta Lazăr (born Rodica Lazăr; 16 July 1970 – 5 June 2014) was a Romanian Orthodox schemanun from Pasărea Monastery.
Life
She was born in the rural commune of Moldova-Sulița to her parents Maria and Vasile Lazăr as one of eleven children. She was baptised with the name of Rodica. In September 1986, Lazăr—aged 16—completed a pilgrimage at Pasărea Monastery alongside two of her cousins. There, they were counselled by several of the monastery's spiritual fathers.[1]
Four years later, on 12 December 1990, she was tonsured by Archimandrite Macarie Ioniță, the spiritual father of Pasărea Monastery, being given the monastic name of Elizabeth and the obedience of working in the monastery's metalwork workshop.[1]
Veneration
She was canonised as a saint by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church in its meeting on 1 July 2025 along with 15 other female Romanian saints, with the title of Venerable Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea (Romanian: Sfânta Cuvioasă Elisabeta de la Pasărea), with her feast day being commemorated on 5 June.[2][3][4]
Her relics were exhumed on 16 January 2026.[1] The Church of the Valea Seacă Hermitage at the foot of Rarău Massif is the first church dedicated to Saint Elizabeth, who spent the last part of her life as a hermit in the Giumalău Mountains.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Iftimiu, Aurelian (21 January 2026). "Relics of St Elizabeth exhumed at Pasărea Monastery, bishop praises her example". Basilica.ro. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "16 femei cu viaţă sfântă vor fi canonizate de BOR. Soțiile lui Constantin Brâncoveanu și Neagoe Basarab, în lista Sfântului Sinod". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Sfânta Cuvioasă Elisabeta de la Pasărea | Doxologia". doxologia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "16 holy women canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church". OrthoChristian.Com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.