CRUCEA ȘI SCUTUL, JERTFA BISERICII ÎN FĂURIREA ROMÂNIEI MARI
THE CROSS AND THE SHIELD, THE SACRIFICE OF THE CHURCH IN THE CREATION OF GREAT ROMANIA
Author(s): Florian BichirSubject(s): Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: martyr; prison; church; Great Constituent National Assembly;
Summary/Abstract: The Academician Mircea Păcurariu, the greatest historian of the Romanian Orthodox Church, noted in one of hisstudies1, unfortunately not published after 1989, that at the Great National Assembly on December 1, 1918, the RomanianChurch was first represented by delegates as: the five bishops in service, 4 vicarious, 10 delegates of the Orthodox Consortsand the Unified Capitals, 129 deacons, one teacher from the theological and pedagogical institutes, and two representatives ofthe students from each theological Institute. The church was also represented by many priests and teachers of confessionalsschools - elected as delegates in the constituencies. Besides these official delegates, many priests participated in the greatRomanian assembly along with the 100,000 Romanians who came to voice their will for centuries to be one with the brothersfrom the south and east of the Carpathians.
Journal: Buletinul Universităţii Naţionale de Apărare »Carol I«
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: OMAGIAL
- Page Range: 117-123
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian
