International Meeting of Orthodox Youth

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International Meeting of Orthodox Youth
Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși
GenreReligious meeting
FrequencyAnnually each autumn
Location(s)Romania, Poland
InauguratedSeptember 2014
Most recentSeptember 2019
WebsiteWebsite 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: Orthodox Christian Students Organization in 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]

ITO meetings
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]
2020 cancelled  Romania Timișoara none[13]
2022 18-24 July  Poland Supraśl[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (Bucharest, 1 – 4 September)". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Întâlnirea tinerilor ortodocși din Europa va avea loc la Cluj-Napoca". doxologia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Orthodox youth from around the world in Poland this year". European Times. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Church of Greece at the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth in Romania". orthodoxtimes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "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). 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.
  6. ^ "Reuniunea Națională a tinerilor ortodocși de la Baia Mare". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Întâlnirea tinerilor ortodocși europeni la Cluj-Napoca". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ "ITO 2016 - Evenimentul care a adunat tineri creștini ortodocși din toată lumea". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. ^ "ITO 2017 - Peste 6000 de participanți la Marșul Tinereții". basilica.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ce simbolizează sigla ITO 2018". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ Adevărul 2018.
  12. ^ "ITO la final. Craiova predă ștafeta Timișoarei". basilica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși de la Timișoara, amânată pentru anul viitor, din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19". tion.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  14. ^ 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.