Basarab I | Martyria

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVI) / 2023 The Beginnings of the Church Organisation in the Blessed Land of Vâlcea (I) Archimandrite Veniamin Micle

The article traces the history of the Orthodox Church’s organisation in the Romanian territories, from the defence of Academician Răzvan Theodorescu’s thesis on the pre-schismatic Latin character of Romanian Christianity to the voivodal foundations established by Basarab I and Nicolae Alexandru, demonstrating through inscriptions, synodal documents, monastic testimonies and architectural monuments that Orthodoxy has been an integral part of the Romanian people’s identity since the Apostolic Age.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 The ‘Saint Procopius’ Hermitage in Bistrița – Vâlcea Archimandrite Veniamin Micle

The article investigates the veneration of Saint Procopius the Great Martyr in medieval Wallachia and Moldova, focusing on churches and monasteries founded by Romanian voivodes — including Stephen the Great and Basarab I — following military victories. Central to the study is the identification of the Battle of Posada (1330) site with the Bistrița Gorge in Vâlcea, supported by Hungarian chronicles, diplomatic documents, and the existence of a hermitage dedicated to Saint Procopius founded there before Bistrița Monastery.