Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XX) / 2025 Monk in Basarabi, Patron Saint in Bucharest Architect, PhD candidate Macarie Grigoriu

The article traces the history of the transfer of the relics of Saint Dimitrios the New to Bucharest on 13 July 1774, against the backdrop of the Russian military occupation and the plague epidemic, and examines the role of these relics in protecting the capital during times of crisis, from the processions of the 18th and 19th centuries through to the Covid-19 pandemic and the anniversary celebrations in 2024.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (V) / 2018 Father Anania Dan Ciachir

The text recounts the friendship spanning nearly three decades between the author and Bartolomeu Anania, from the moment they met at the enthronement of Metropolitan Antonie of Transylvania in February 1982 right through to the years following the fall of the communist regime. Through specific anecdotal episodes – visits to Căldărușani, late-night discussions in the studio flat near Cișmigiu Park, the dinner at Căldărușani attended by Patriarch Teoctist and Protosinghel Daniel Ciobotea – the author portrays Anania’s character as a theologian, writer and witness to the Church’s recent history, highlighting the value of his work, from Rotonda plopilor aprinși and Greul pământului to File de acatist and Cerurile Oltului.

Related tags