The cave of Saint Pious Chiriac
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The cave of Saint Pious Chiriac is located near the voivodeship church from Bisericani, located today in the premises of the sanatorium.
Over the centuries, the place has been a place of prayer for many hermits, but it bears the name of Reverend Chiriac, a 17th-century resident, who lived in the cave for 60 years, in dire need. The Holy Hierarch of Dosofta himself, the Metropolitan of Moldova, worshiped at his head, as a sign of appreciation for his holiness.
The first known hermit from the heights of Bisericani, however, is St. Joseph, considered the founder of the monastic hearth from Bisericani, in the 15th century. Born in a village in Neamț, Saint Joseph began his monastic life at the Bistrița Monastery, but from there he went to worship at the Holy Sepulcher and stayed for many years in the Jordan Valley where he founded the first Romanian spiritual community in the Holy Land. Because of the Arab invasion, he returned to Moldova together with his disciples, founding the first hermitage in Bisericani.
Saints Chiriac and Joseph were canonized in 2008, and their relics are in the voivodeship church at Bisericani. They are commemorated on October 1, when the monastery's inhabitants and the faithful go in procession to the cave.
Today's monks from the monastery say that there are several such caves in the area that have not yet been discovered, the very name of Bisericani being due to those who for centuries would have had to, sanctifying these places with their prayers and bodies .
Over the centuries, the place has been a place of prayer for many hermits, but it bears the name of Reverend Chiriac, a 17th-century resident, who lived in the cave for 60 years, in dire need. The Holy Hierarch of Dosofta himself, the Metropolitan of Moldova, worshiped at his head, as a sign of appreciation for his holiness.
The first known hermit from the heights of Bisericani, however, is St. Joseph, considered the founder of the monastic hearth from Bisericani, in the 15th century. Born in a village in Neamț, Saint Joseph began his monastic life at the Bistrița Monastery, but from there he went to worship at the Holy Sepulcher and stayed for many years in the Jordan Valley where he founded the first Romanian spiritual community in the Holy Land. Because of the Arab invasion, he returned to Moldova together with his disciples, founding the first hermitage in Bisericani.
Saints Chiriac and Joseph were canonized in 2008, and their relics are in the voivodeship church at Bisericani. They are commemorated on October 1, when the monastery's inhabitants and the faithful go in procession to the cave.
Today's monks from the monastery say that there are several such caves in the area that have not yet been discovered, the very name of Bisericani being due to those who for centuries would have had to, sanctifying these places with their prayers and bodies .
