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REPERE CULTURAL-MUZICALE ÎN ISTORIA MĂNĂSTIRII SINAIA
CULTURAL-MUSICAL MARKS IN SINAIA MONASTERY’S HISTORY

Author(s): Mihail Harbuzaru
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Sinaia Monastery; Naum Râmniceanu; Varlaam Barancescu; chronics; bizantine music; royal residence; Peles.

Summary/Abstract: Cultural-Musical Marks in Sinaia Monastery’s History. In this study I present the short history of Sinaia Monastery, which begins in XVth century as a small church for heremites, then it develops as an important place for spiritual and cultural activity. Its monks, like Naum Râmniceanu, Varlaam Barancescu and others, were chroniclers and musicians amongs the most important in XIXth century, and some of their manuscripts have been only recently discovered. Last part is about Sinaia Monastery’s relations with other cultural centers from Romania, and with Mount Athos.

  • Issue Year: LIV/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 265-282
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian