Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVI) / 2023 Vartolomeu Stănescu – a revered hierarch and patriotic senator (II) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

The work of Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu of Râmnic in the Romanian Senate is examined through his speeches and parliamentary questions concerning education reform, clergy salaries, the withdrawal of priests from politics and the rights of the Orthodox Church, portraying a hierarch with a vast theological and philosophical knowledge, held in high regard by figures such as Nae Ionescu, Nichifor Crainic and Octavian Goga.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVI) / 2023 The tomb of Teofana, mother of Mihai Viteazul, at Cozia Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

Nun Teofana (Teodora), mother of Mihai Viteazul, spent the final years of her life at Cozia Monastery, where she received news of her son’s triumphs and death; she bequeathed the villages of Frăsinet and Studenița to the monastery, and passed away in the Lord in 1605/1606, being buried in the narthex of the main church, beside the tomb of Mircea the Elder.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XV) / 2023 Vartolomeu Stănescu – a revered hierarch and patriotic senator (I) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Between 1920 and 1940, Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu of Râmnic was involved in a wide range of cultural, publishing and educational activities: he founded the Cozia Printing House, edited the ‘Library of the Church Fathers and Writers’ series, supported the magazine Renașterea and reorganised the Saint Nicholas Theological Seminary in Râmnicu-Vâlcea, the school for cantors at Cozia and the seminary in Craiova, whilst also contributing substantial personal donations to the diocese’s assets.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (X) / 2020 Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu – a providential hierarch. Pastoral and missionary achievements Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu of Râmnic (1921–1950) was one of the most active hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the first half of the 20th century, distinguishing himself through the founding of the ‘Renașterea’ Society, the organisation of parish centres, libraries and priests’ residences, the establishment of clergy credit unions, and the revitalisation of monastic life in Oltenia. His pastoral, missionary and cultural work profoundly transformed the Diocese of Râmnic, providing the clergy and faithful of Oltenia with solid frameworks for religious, social and economic development.

Poemata No. II (II) / 2016 Poems by Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu The Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu

Three lyric poems by Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu of Râmnic — Psalm of Dawn, By the Sea and Golgotha — published in the volume Spiritual Fruits and Proven Realities (1934), explore themes of divine creation, social suffering and the sacrifice of Christ, interweaving contemplation of nature with prayer and compassion for the oppressed.

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