Patriarch Daniel has received an Honorary Doctorate from Titu Maiorescu University

Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest has awarded on Thursday, 10 December 2015, the honorary doctorate degree to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, for the exceptional contribution to the development of the Church and assuming her role and importance in the life of today’s society.

The festive event took place in the University Aula, in the presence of the Senate members of the Higher Education Institution, state authorities, representatives of several religious denominations in Romania, and over 500 students.

The laudation (eulogy speech) was delivered by Prof. dr. Iosif Urs, President of Titu Maiorescu University, noting that the Romanian Patriarch is “a spiritual guide for the identity, the dignity and the asserting of Romanians in today’s world”.

After awarding the honorary doctorate degree of the Titu Maiorescu University, the Romanian Patriarch thanked the institution for this academic title.

Source: basilica.ro