Elder Cleopa of Romania is one of the most beloved elders and saints of the 20th century, especially in Romania. At the age of 17 he entered the monastery and six years later he took the name Cleopa which means guide upon his tonsure into the monastic life. In 1948 he was ordained a deacon and a year later in 1949 he was ordained a priest monk. Between 1952-1954 he was sought after by the secret police of Serbia but by the grace of God he was not found In 1956 he returned to Sihastria Monastery where he had been anointed and in 1964 he retired there spending the next 34 years offering his advice to clergy and laity a like. He reposed in 1998 having given Romania everything he could.
May he intercede for us before God.
Amen.
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