International Meeting of Orthodox Youth
| International Meeting of Orthodox Youth Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Religious meeting |
| Frequency | Annually each autumn |
| Location(s) | Romania, Poland |
| Inaugurated | September 2014 |
| Most recent | September 2019 |
| Website | Website of the 2016 edition
Website of the 2022 edition |
International Meeting of Orthodox Youth[1] (ITO, Romanian: Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși), formerly known as European Orthodox Youth Reunion (Romanian: Întâlnirea Tinerilor Ortodocși din Europa)[2] is an annual international religious meeting organized by several orthodox Christian students organizations (ASCOR, Romanian: Asociația Studenților Creștin-Ortodocși din România, translation: Association of Orthodox Christian Students of Romania) in partnership with Romanian Orthodox Church and other Orthodox Churches.[3] The first ITO meeting was held in Baia Mare in 2014.
List of meetings
[edit]Participants come from various countries (especially countries with significant orthodox Christian population) such as Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Greece,[4] Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Turkey, Jordan, Syria and some African countries.[5]
| Year | Dates | Country | City | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3–6 September |  Romania |
Baia Mare | 3500[6] |
| 2015 | 4–7 September | Romania |
Cluj-Napoca | 5000[7] |
| 2016 | 1–4 September | Romania |
Bucharest | 2000[8] |
| 2017 | 1–4 September | Romania |
Iași | 6000+[9] |
| 2018 | 6–9 September | Romania |
Sibiu[10] | 3000[11] |
| 2019 | 5–9 September | Romania |
Craiova | 4000[12] |
| 2023 | 1-3 September | Romania |
Timișoara | 3500[13][14] |
| 2024 | 30 June – 8 July |  Poland |
Supraśl[15] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (Bucharest, 1 – 4 September)". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Întâlnirea tinerilor ortodocși din Europa va avea loc la Cluj-Napoca". doxologia.ro (in Romanian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Orthodox youth from around the world in Poland this year". European Times. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Church of Greece at the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth in Romania". orthodoxtimes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Patriarhul BOR vine la Sibiu pentru întâlnirea a 3.000 de tineri ortodocși. Este cel mai scump proiect cultural finanțat de Primăria Sibiu în 2018". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
Vor participa tineri din România și din țări precum Republica Moldova, Ucraina, Grecia, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Germania, Franța, Belgia, Italia, Spania, Portugalia, Marea Britanie, Elveția, Turcia.
- ^ "Reuniunea Națională a tinerilor ortodocși de la Baia Mare". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Întâlnirea tinerilor ortodocși europeni la Cluj-Napoca". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "ITO 2016 - Evenimentul care a adunat tineri creștini ortodocși din toată lumea". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "ITO 2017 - Peste 6000 de participanți la Marșul Tinereții". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Ce simbolizează sigla ITO 2018". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Adevărul 2018.
- ^ "ITO la final. Craiova predă ștafeta Timișoarei". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși de la Timișoara, amânată pentru anul viitor, din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19". tion.ro (in Romanian). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși a ajuns la final".
- ^ Totorcea, Ștefana (16 February 2022). "The meeting place of the world Orthodox youth to change: "Wrocław 2022" is now "Supraśl 2022"". Basilica. Retrieved 24 March 2022.