Romania’s King Carol II reburied in new Cathedral in Curtea de Argeş

Remains of Romania’s King Carol II, son of King Ferdinand I and father of King Mihai, have been reburied on Saturday at the New Royal Necropolis at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş.

RRA Correspondent Cristian Matei: Hundreds of people prayed in one voice "God, forgive him" during the religious service attended by several priests and led by His Eminence Calinic, Archbishop of Arges and Muscel, His Eminence Varsanufie, Archbishop of Ramnic and His Eminence Hon Metropolitan NIFON, Archbishop of Târgovişte. Military honors were given by soldiers of the Michael the Brave 30th Guards Brigade and 33rd Mountain Battalion “Posada”. Ceremony has been attended by representatives of the Romanian Royal Family.

Carol II (15 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his abdication on 6 September 1940. Carol was the eldest son of Ferdinand I and became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I in 1914. He was the first of the Hohenzollern kings of Romania to be born in the country (both of his predecessors were born and grew up in Germany and only came to Romania as adults). Carol, by contrast, spoke Romanian as his first language and was the first member of the Romanian royal family to be raised in the Orthodox faith. After renouncing his rights to the Throne of Romania in 1925 and leaving for France, he returned to the country in 1930 and become king, replacing a regency governing for his son Mihai. He reigned until 1940, when he abdicated and was succeeded by King Mihai. He died in exile, in Portugal, in 1953. His remains were brought back to Romania in 2003 and were interred in a chapel of the Curtea de Argeş Monastery.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei