Anniversaries and commemorations

8 september 1921 – protos. Teofan Merlă was born in Vaslui county

13 August 1893 – Archimandrite ANDRONIC POPOVICI (baptised Andrei Badea), historian and copyist passed away at the New Neamț Monastery. He joined Neamț Monastery while a young man (1931), became a monk in 1839, ordained…

13 August 1917 – Priest and poet ALEXEI MATEEVICI passed away. Studies at the Theological Seminary of Chișinău (1910) and at the Spiritual Academy of Kiev (1914). From 1914 – 1915, he was a priest…

10 August 1844 – Priest ȘTEFAN CĂLINESCU, seminary professor and author of didactic manuals was born in Bălăria (today’s Valea Plopului). Studies at the “Central” Seminary – photo – (1863 – 1870), followed by courses…

10 August 1857 – Priest and pedagogue PAVEL SAVIN was born in Bibirești village, county of Bacău. Studies at the Low Seminary of Roman and at “Veniamin” Seminary of Iași (1896). Priest at the Metropolitan…

10 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 –…

10 August 1964 – Metropolitan VISARION PUIU (baptised Victor) passed away in Viels-Maison, dep. Aisne, France (buried in Paris). Studies at the Seminaries of Roman and Iași, at the Faculty of Bucharest (1900 – 1904)…

4 August 1807 – Pedagogue and church painter CONSTANTIN LECCA was born in Brașov city. Gymnasium studies at Brașov, then painting in Buda and Vienna. Drawing and calligraphy teacher at the Central School in Craiova…

3 August 1914 – Priest and publicist GHEORGHE CUNESCU was born at Susleni, county of Orhei. Studies at the Theological Seminary (1928 – 1936) and at the Faculty of Theology (1936 – 1940) of Chișinău.…

3 August 1975 – Pedagogue and theology professor BARTOLOMEU POPESCU passed away in Bucharest. Studies at the Normal School for Teachers of Câmpulung Muscel and in private at the Theoretic Secondary School of Gheorghe Lazăr…