A seven -meter high cross was mounted on the large tower of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the People. Weigh seven tons
The cross on the large tower of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the People, which weighs seven tons, was mounted on Tuesday, April 8, with the help of a crane, after a period of preparations that lasted about two weeks.
The cross was mounted on the large tower of the National Photo Cathedral: Ziarul Lumina
This is also called the Pantocrator tower, because, in all the churches, inside, in the dome of the main tower, Jesus Christ (the Almighty) is painted.
Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Varlaam Ploieşteanul, together with Father Ciprian Grădinaru, an ecclesiast of the Paraclis of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the People, officiated a service to sanctify the cross.
The cross is seven meters high and weighs seven tons, the vicar bishop claiming that the figure seven “has the meaning of perfection, fullness”.
“In front of our eyes rises, on the sky of our capital, on the sky of Bucharest, as a sign of hope, of light for our daily Christian life. And the figures that are related to this cross, which will be raised immediately, have a special significance: it is seven meters high and weighs seven tons, and the figure seven, in the Christian spirituality, has the significance of perfection, of fullness. And we want this cross to be not only the pavement of this cathedral, strong and unobstructed cover, but to be for every Romanian, from the country and abroad, a sign of victory and a sign of hope that Christ is, in any attempt of our lives, with us. And as his cross, which he willingly wore for us and our salvation, brought joy to everyone and this cross that will adorn the sky of our capital on the highest tower of the cathedral to enlighten and sanctify our daily lives. “said PS Varlaam Ploieșteanul, according to Agerpres.
Between 2010-2025, 270 million euros entered the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation, with “over 10% of costs” covered from own funds, the press office of the Romanian Patriarchate said, which states that the estimated amount refers to the “whole ensemble” of the cathedral, “Which includes the annex buildings and the other constructions”,
The name of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation was suggested after the Romanians went through the experience of the War for Independence (1877), and then, after the experience of the First World War and after the Great Union of 1918, this name being, in fact, a manifestation of gratitude or thanks to God for the redemption of the Romanian nation.. “Salvation in the expression of the Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation does not refer to the ontological salvation of man in Christ, because this salvation does not depend on where an Orthodox church is located, is the explanation rendered in the word of Father Daniel”, According to the information provided on the website of the national cathedral.
