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Studia Theologica No. II (XVIII) / 2024 Saint Basil the Great: Vigilance and its Fruits in the Life of the Church Hieromonk Agapie Corbu

This study analyses Saint Basil the Great’s teaching on vigilance as a means of unifying the mind and the person, examining three stages corresponding to his life: his pre-Christian education through classical learning, his monastic life, and his episcopate. The four defining elements — living in the presence of the Lord, a focused mind, remembrance of God and gratitude — are presented as the foundation of personal, communal and ecclesiastical unity.

Studia Theologica No. II (VI) / 2018 Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic, 150 years after his birth into the eternal Kingdom His Eminence Varsanufie

Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic (1850–1868), is presented as the most prominent figure of the Archdiocese of Râmnic, 150 years after his passing. This article examines his spiritual work, rooted in Paisian spirituality, his charitable foundations and the printing press at Râmnic, the reorganisation of the Seminary, and his decisive contribution to the reconstruction of the town following the fire of 1847.

Studia Theologica No. II (VI) / 2018 Mystical Confession and the Ascetic Life in the Legacy of Romanian Neo-Hesychasm. Saint Calinic of Cernica – Father of the Fathers in the Oltenia Region Lecturer, Dr Ioniță Apostolache

This article analyses the ascetic and mystical profile of Saint Calinic of Cernica, the bishop of the Diocese of Râmnic, situating him within the tradition of Paisian Neo-Hesychasm and Romanian Philocalic spirituality. Through the writings of Father Dumitru Stăniloae, Metropolitan Antonie Plămădeală and Metropolitan Nestor Vornicescu, the article highlights the original synthesis achieved by the saint between prayer, strict asceticism, charity and charitable building projects in 19th-century Oltenia.

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