Constantin Mavrocordat | Martyria

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XX) / 2025 Where did Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1735–1749) stay when he took refuge in the Lotru Mountains? Fr. Nicolae Moga

Bishop Climent of Râmnic (head of the diocese between 1735 and 1748) is examined in the context of the Austro-Russian-Turkish War of 1737–1739, when he took refuge in the Lotru Mountains and the episcopal residence was burnt down by the Turks. A Holy Gospel printed in 1746 and donated to the church in Voineasa suggests that the village in the Lotru Valley was his place of refuge during his exile.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 The hermitage at Pietrari, founded by Bishop Climent of Râmnic Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Buna-Vestire Hermitage in Pietrarii de Jos (Vâlcea County), founded in 1742 by Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1735–1749) together with his brothers, is presented in its entirety from an architectural, artistic and documentary perspective: the inscriptions, the post-Brâncoveanu frescoes executed in 1744 by Popa Gheorghe and his brothers, the founder’s votive painting, the history of the property and its endowments, as well as the biography of Bishop Climent.