The Romanian Patriarch awarded nineteen doctors

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, awarded today, 13 October 2015, The Patriarchal Cross, Sts Emperors Constantine and Helena Order and Maria Brâncoveanu Cross Order, to nineteen Romanian doctors.

The awards of worthiness have been granted during a solemn meeting which took place in the Museum of the Romanian Patriarchs within the Patriarchal Residence.

Health and salvation are the greatest gifts that a man can have

In his sermon, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed to the persons present referring to the importance of health and salvation.

We have the joy of receiving you in the Patriarchal Residence to express our gratitude and appreciation for your activity. As well known, health and salvation are the greatest gifts that a man can have. Therefore the Church prays for the health and the salvation of people. Health is the perfect state of our life, salvation is the union of the human being with God and the acquisition of eternal life. This earthly life is a preparation period for eternal life, while the healings of the sick made by Jesus Christ, Our Savior, are signs of a total healing of the entire humanity that will take place at the end of times.

The Patriarch of Romania has also spoken about the importance of the protocol for cooperation signed between the Romanian Ministry of Health and the Romanian Patriarchate:

This cooperation between science and faith, medicine and Church is something normal, and for this reason we want to express our gratitude for your presence here, and especially to express the joy of a good cooperation between the Romanian Patriarchate and the Ministry of Health. We have two large programms ongoing: Donate blood. Save a life and Health for villages. Nowadays is important to reach out to the sick and not let them alone to come to us.

The Patriarchal Cross was awarded to:

• Acad. Prof. Dr. Leonida Gherasim, Cardiology Clinic, University Hospital in Bucharest.

• Prof. Dr. Șerban-Ioan Bubenek-Turconi, Head of Department ATI 1 -Cardiovascular Surgery - Clinical Institute "C.C. Iliescu" Fundeni;

• Prof. Dr. Șerban Brădișteanu, Head of Heart Surgery and Large Vessels Department, Bucharest Emergency Hospital;

• Conf. Dr. Horaţiu Moldovan, Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clinical Institute "C. C. Iliescu" Fundeni;

• Dr. Cătălin Cîrstoveanu Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Department, Emergency Hospital for Children "Maria Sklodowska Curie", Bucharest;

Maria Brancoveanu Cross Order was granted to:

• Conf. Dr. Monica Dragomir, Head of Pediatric Oncology Department, Oncology Institute "Al. Trestioreanu" in Bucharest.

• Dr. Alina Tănase, Medical Director of the Fundeni Clinical Institute

Sts Emperors Constantine and Helena Order was awarded to:  

• Prof. Dr. Adrian Streinu–Cercel, Manager of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals "

• Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Băjenaru, Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Bucharest, President of the Romanian Society of Neurology

• Prof. Dr. Horaţiu Suciu, Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic within the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplant - Targu Mures

• Prof Dr. Ioan Lascăr, Head of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery within the Emergency Hospital (Floreasca)

• Prof. Dr. Nicolae Dan Straja, Manager of the Oncology Institute "Al. Trestioreanu" Bucharest

• Acad. Prof. Dr. Dan Mircea Enescu, Reconstructive Microsurgery Specialist and Manager of the Emergency Hospital for children "Grigore Alexandrescu"

• Prof. Dr. Cirstoiu Cătălin, Head of Trauma Orthopaedics Department, General Manager of the University Hospital Bucharest

• Dr. Corneliu Toader, Managerof the National Instituteof NeurologicalDiseases andStroke"Vlad Voiculescu"

• Prof. Dr. Mircea Gorgan, Medical Director of the "Bagdasar Arseni" Hospital in Bucharest, Chairman of Neurosurgery Committee

• Prof. Dr. Vlad Anton Iliescu, Cardiovascular Surgery, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular diseases "Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu" Fundeni

• Dr. Bogdan Rădulescu, Cardiovascular Surgery, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular diseases "Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu" Fundeni.

The Minister of Health, Mr Nicolae Bănicioiu, received St. John Chrysostom Order for the good cooperation between the Health Ministry and the Romanian Patriarchate.

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