O MENŢIUNE A SFÂNTULUI NICODIM DIN TISMANA ÎN VIAŢA LUI ISAIA PREMERGĂTORUL
ONE MENTION OF SAINT NICODEMUS OF TISMANA IN THE LIFE OF THE ELDER ISAIAH

Summary/Abstract: This paper will provide an analysis of a short paragraph in the 14th century hagiographic work entitled Life of the Elder Isaiah, written by an anonymous Athonite monk. This work contains an intriguing reference to Saint Nicodemus of Tismana. Saint Nicodemus, who was perhaps of Greek or even Serbian origin, was the founder of two monasteries in Oltenia in what was in that time the Banat of Severin, and his pastoral work was of significant importance for the later development of Romanian culture, spirituality and spread of the Orthodox faith in this region. He was also a member of a delegation from the Serbian Orthodox Church sent by Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović on a mission to Constantinople for the purpose of reconciliation in 1375. The short paragraph analyzed here is of particular significance for Romanian Orthodoxy and culture.

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