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Saint Heraclius of Bessarabia

Also known as Iraclie Flocea

A Bessarabian monastic and confessor who endured the persecutions of the Soviet and communist periods. He reposed in 1964.

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Notes

Born 1893; reposed 1964. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church (Feb 2025).

Sources: Basilica.ro; Orthodox Times; Romanian Orthodox Church synodal canonization (Feb 2025)