Barbu Știrbei | Martyria

Studia Humanitatis No. III (VII) / 2018 The Cross, the Machine Gun and Sacrifice – Some Notes on Romanian Priests in the First World War Professor, PhD Adrian Cioroianu

The presence of Romanian Orthodox priests on the front lines of the First World War – from the mobilisation of over 250 clergymen in August 1916 under the coordination of Archpriest Constantin Nazarie to acts of heroism such as that of Father Justin Șerbănescu at Azuga – illustrates a tradition of military chaplaincy with roots dating back to the era of Prince Barbu Știrbei and which has continued, following a communist hiatus, since 1994.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (VI) / 2018 Popânzălești Monastery, founded by Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic Luiza Barcan

Popânzălești Monastery in the former county of Romanați, founded in 1678 by the logothete Hamza Popânzălescu and dedicated to Saint Gregory the Decapolite, has undergone several phases of restoration over the years, the most significant being the restoration in 1853 by Saint Calinic of Cernica, and its re-establishment as a monastery in 1992, at the suggestion of Metropolitan Nestor Vornicescu.

Studia Theologica No. II (VI) / 2018 New information about Saint Calinic’s relationship with other denominations Hieromonk Antim Motorga

This article analyses the correspondence of Saint Calinic of Râmnicu Vâlcea concerning relations with non-Orthodox denominations in the 19th century: the refusal to allow the construction of a Calvinist church in the centre of Craiova (1852), the rejection of the transfer of the Diocese’s land to the Franciscans (1855) and the denunciation of the sale of counterfeit icons by Austrian merchants (1863).

Studia Humanitatis No. II (VI) / 2018 An architect with neoclassical views, in a neo-Romantic world – Saint Calinic of Cernica Professor, PhD Mihael Palade

The study analyses the charitable work of Saint Calinic of Cernica and Râmnic, focusing on four monastic complexes — the churches of the monasteries of Cernica, Pasărea, the Diocese of Râmnic and Frăsinei — which were built or rebuilt in the first half of the 19th century. The study examines the three-conch plan, the three-towered structure, the mouldings of the façades and the neoclassical elements that define the founder’s architectural style, in contrast to the dominant neo-Gothic trend of the period.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (V) / 2018 The Fourth Renaissance of the Romanian Tabor Dinu Săraru

Arnota Monastery, founded in 1633 by Matei Basarab and hailed as the ‘Mount Tabor of Romanian Orthodoxy’, has undergone four phases of revival, the most recent of which began in January 2018 on the initiative of the abbess, Mother Stavroforă Ambrozia Rucăreanu, as part of a major restoration project coordinated by the architect Aurel Botez. The restoration work aims to uncover and restore the architectural ensemble to its former glory, linking this endeavour to the continuity of a great tradition of church-building embodied by Voivode Matei Basarab, the founder, amongst other things, of the Pravila of Govora.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (II) / 2016 An anthology Dinu Săraru

Saint Calinic of Cernica is portrayed as a senator and active politician in the General Assembly of Wallachia during the reign of Barbu Știrbei, based on archive material made available by Archbishop Varsanufie of Râmnic. His speech of March 1855 defends the Orthodox faith against atheism and proclaims union as the foundation of national invincibility.

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