Echoes of the Golgotha Survived by the Orthodox Church in the Bishopric of Buzău within the Kingdom of Romania (1916-1918)
Echoes of the Golgotha Survived by the Orthodox Church in the Bishopric of Buzău within the Kingdom of Romania (1916-1918)

Summary/Abstract: Between December 1916 and November 1918, approximately 66% of the territory of the Kingdom of Romania, including Bucharest, its capital, was under the domination of the Central Powers. This academic approach certifies the fact that the Orthodox Church in the Kingdom of Romania was not exempted from the major trials experienced, during that period, by the population and the other institutions of the state. It highlights some relevant aspects of the “Golgotha” suffered by some hierarchs, clerics, monks and believers, who lived through this unfortunate chapter in the national history. Those “crucified” by the terror practised by the occupying enemy continued to believe in the resurrection of the Romanian nation. Strong echoes of the temptations, passions and hopes of this capital moment for our existential destiny were also fully felt in the Bishopric of Buzău, chosen as a case study.

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