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August 2003 – Priest and theology professor CONSTANTIN GALERIU passed
away in Bucharest. Theological studies at “Saint George” Seminary of
Roman (1930 – 1935), continued at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest
(1938 – 1942). In 1973 he was awarded the title of doctor in theology in
Bucharest. From 1973 – 1988, he climbed the steps of the university
education (reader, lecturer and professor) within the Theological
Institute /Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Bucharest, for: Basic
Theology, History of Religions, Catechetics with notions of Pedagogy and
Homiletics. From 1988 – 2003, he continued to work as counsellor
professor and supervisor for doctorate thesis within the same Faculty.
He served as priest in the county of Prahova (1943 – 1973) and in
Bucharest, at “Saint Silvestru” church (1975 – 2003); member of the
Commission for Orthodox – Reformed Dialogue on behalf of our Church,
vicar to the Archdiocese of Bucharest (since 1900). He was a political
prisoner from August 1952 – October 1953.
Works: Sacrifice
and Redemption (ed. I, 1974, ed. II, 1993, doctorate thesis),
Methodological and Didactic Advice for teaching Religion in School
(co-author, 1900); Evening Dialogues. Rev. Galeriu in dialogue with
Andrei Pleșu, Gabriel Liiceanu and Sorin Dumitrescu (1991);
Interpretations of the great feast of the year: 22 Homiletic Examples
(2001); The Lord’s Prayer, Interpretations (2002); With Rev. Galeriu
between Genesis and Revelation. Conversations (2002); The Lord’s Prayer.
The Book of the Nine Beatitudes. Interpretations (2004); Rev.
Galeriu/Today. Witness and Quotations (2004); Rev. Galeriu/Today.
Consciences in the serving truth with love (2006); Rev. Galeriu/Today.
Orthodoxy and the Romanian Soul (2007). Rev. Galeriu/Today. Mystery of
the Brother. Sin Against the Holy Spirit (2009). He published many
studies and specialised articles, sermons and reviews in church and laic
periodic publications (“Studii Teologice’, “Ortodoxia’, “Glasul
Bisericii’, “Mitropolia Olteniei’, “Mitropolia Banatului’. “Revista
pedagogică’) as well as in collective books; during the last decade of
the 20th century he was a permanent collaborator of the “România liberă”
newspaper.
