„O fortăreaţă a consolidării României” – învăţământul teologic clujean
“A Fortress for the Consolidation of Romania” – Theological Education in Cluj

Summary/Abstract: This text is a brief presentation of the evolution of the theological education in Cluj in the 20th century. The beginnings of academic education coincide with the initiative of Bishop Nicolae Ivan, who saw the act of founding a new faculty of theological studies as an act of advancing comprehensiveness to the entire range of formative educational services within the university. Bishop Nicolae Ivan wanted a high-quality theological school in Cluj, and thus gathered fi rst-rate teaching stuff. In 1952 The Orthodox Theological Institute in Cluj ceased activity and became the Lyceum for Church Singers; The Seminar functioned under this name until 1978. In 1990, university courses at the Theological Institute in Cluj-Napoca resumed; in 1992 the Theological Institute became The Faculty of Orthodox Theology of “Babeş-Bolyai” University. The new generation of teaching stuff undertook the responsibilities passed on the foundation of martyrdom and fulfi lled the founder’s desiderata

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