The Brâncoveanu Renaissance

Studia Theologica No. I (XVII) / 2024 Research sources and related topics in the history and iconography of Polovragi Monastery Lecturer, Dr Ioniță Apostolache

This article provides an overview of the main academic sources devoted to Polovragi Monastery, analysing the contributions of Alexandru Ștefulescu, Archimandrite Veniamin Micle and the album Polovragi, the Monastery Close to Heaven. History. Spirituality. Art. The reader gains a comprehensive overview of the history, architecture and iconographic programme of this Brâncoveanu foundation, with an emphasis on the stylistic links between Polovragi and Hurezi Monastery.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (X) / 2020 Saint Constantin Brâncoveanu, a princely role model Academician, University Professor, Dr Răzvan Theodorescu

The reign of Constantin Brâncoveanu (1688–1714) is analysed as an era of cultural synthesis in Wallachia, during which artistic patronage, residential and religious architecture, printed works and mural painting shaped an original pan-Romanian style. By relating the prince’s actions to the principles of Medicean culture and the European Baroque context, the article demonstrates that Brâncoveanu represented a watershed in the Romanians’ transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.

Theatrum No. I (VIII) / 2019 Archimandrite John — A play in four acts Rev. Prof. Dr. Codruț-Dumitru Scurtu

The play Ioan Hurezeanu, the Archimandrite recounts the activities of the abbot of Hurezi Monastery between 1719 and 1739, tracing his efforts to defend the autonomy of the Orthodox Church of Râmnic against the Habsburg administration, by drafting a Memorandum together with Bishop Damaschin and through his dramatic encounter with General Steinville and Prince Eugene of Savoy at Cozia Monastery.

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.

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