Martyria magazine · issue XVIII of the series

Issue II / 2024 July – December

Temperance as "a good way, guardian of the mind and body from the defilement of sin", a theme deepened by His Eminence Father Varsanufie — from a study by the Athenian priest Gheorghe Metallinos on…

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Temperance as "a good way, guardian of the mind and body from the defilement of sin", a theme deepened by His Eminence Father Varsanufie — from a study by the Athenian priest Gheorghe Metallinos on the Holy Mystery of Marriage as an ecclesial fact, to a text by Father Constantin Necula on the dimensions of the catechesis of the Holy Fathers, an inquiry by Sofia Associate Professor Svetoslav Ribolov (Art, creation, dogma in the Christian-Orthodox tradition), an essay by Father Ioan Stancu on the religious aspect of science, a study by the hieromonk Agapie Corbu on watchfulness and its fruits in Saint Basil the Great, a text by Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban on Lazarus — penitential symbol and Maria Anastasiu's inquiry into Saint John Chrysostom and the deaconess Olympias, a Râmnican dossier with Nicolae Georgescu (Once more on the atheism in Mortua est!), the continuation of the study on Naum Râmniceanu's manuscripts, Bishop Atanasie Dincă and the "Church of the Covreștis" from Horezu, a Word on the Publican and the Pharisee by Saint John Chrysostom, an essay by Elena Dulgheru on the first edition of the Quo Vadis Festival (Iași, 2024), Alexandru Popa's play Constantin and the journal of the Stavrophore Theodora Videscu — Via Dolorosa — the solitude of Jerusalem.

Studia Theologica

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01 Temperance, the right path, the guardian of mind and body against the defilement of sin His Eminence Varsanufie 02 The Holy Sacrament of Marriage as a Church ceremony Rev. Prof. Dr. Emeritus Gheorghe Metallinós 03 Dimensions of the Catechesis of the Holy Fathers: From the Early Centuries to Today’s Catechetical Mission Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Constantin Necula 04 Art, creativity and dogma in the Christian Orthodox tradition Associate Professor, Dr Svetoslav Ribolov 05 The religious aspect of science and the rationality of faith Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Stancu 06 Saint Basil the Great: Vigilance and its Fruits in the Life of the Church Hieromonk Agapie Corbu 07 Lazarus – a symbol of penance Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban 08 Saint John Chrysostom and Deaconess Olympias, the embodiment of true friendship Maria Anastasiu 09 Saint Nicodemos of Mount Athos, the Kolivari Movement and the revival of Palamism The Most Reverend Archbishop Maximos Constas

Studia Humanitatis

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10 Once again on atheism in *Mortua est!* Professor, PhD Nicolae Georgescu 11 The links between the Romanian-speaking world and Greek-speaking Orthodoxy, as reflected in several manuscripts from Cernica, produced by the scholar Naum Râmniceanu (II) Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 12 Bishop Atanasie Dincă, a great psalmist and a man of vocation (1945–1948) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi 13 ‘The Covrești Church’ and the fascinating Bear Dance – a two-century-old historical monument in Horezu Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Words of the Fathers

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14 The Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

Ars Christiana

1 study
15 “Quo Vadis”: a festival to transform Romania Elena Dulgheru

Theatrum

1 study
16 Constantin Alexandru Popa

Via Peregrina

1 study
17 Via Dolorossa – the loneliness of Jerusalem Theodora Videscu

Issue illustration

Detail of a gilded ornament — acanthus scrolls with a central rosette on a metallic ground.
Detail of a gilded ornament — acanthus scrolls with a central rosette on a metallic ground.
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘The Guide’ (Govora Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘The Guide’ (Govora Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Guide’ (Hurezi Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Guide’ (Hurezi Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eghiptissa’ (Arnota Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eghiptissa’ (Arnota Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Swift-Helper’ (Dintr-un Lemn Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Swift-Helper’ (Dintr-un Lemn Monastery)
The ‘Smolenskaya’ Miracle-Working Icon of the Mother of God (Surpatele Monastery)
The ‘Smolenskaya’ Miracle-Working Icon of the Mother of God (Surpatele Monastery)

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Board of Directors

His Eminence Dr. Varsanufie, Archbishop of Râmnic – Founding President
Fr. Constantin Olariu, Cultural Counselor of the Archdiocese of Râmnic

Editorial Board

(in alphabetical order)

  • Acad. Prof. Dr. Ilie Bădescu, Romanian Academy
  • Prof. Irakli Brachuli, Department of Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, „Ivane Javakhishvili" Tbilisi State University, Georgia
  • Dr. Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, Researcher at the Institute for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy
  • V. Rev. Archim. Maximos Constas, Professor of Patristics and Orthodox Theology, Director Pappas Patristic Institute, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, USA
  • Dan Ciachir, writer – Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Habil. Ion Marian Croitoru, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Valahia University of Târgoviște
  • Prof. Dr. Nae Georgescu, Bucharest
  • Lect. Dr. Octavian Gordon, University of Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Marina Kolovopúlu, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Prof. Dr. Giorgi Kvesitadze, President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences
  • Fr. Bassam A. Nassif, Ph.D., D.Min., Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology, University of Balamand, Lebanon
  • Prof. Dr. Mihaela Palade, University of Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Ioan-Aurel Pop, President of the Romanian Academy
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Ribolov, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Ioan Scurtu, member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists – Bucharest
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nicolae Xionis, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Prof. Anastasia Zakariadze, Anthim the Iberians Scientific Center for Studying Philosophy and Theology, „Ivane Javakhishvili" Tbilisi State University, Georgia

Editors

  • Fr. Constantin Olariu
  • PhD Cand. Dragoș Cătălin Jumugă
  • Fr. PhD Cand. Andrei-Lucian Ionescu

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