11 March 1898 – MIHAI BUXACU was born in Lăpușata, county of Vâlcea. He was a priest and a pedagogue. Graduate of the Seminary of “Saint Nicholas” in Râmnicu Vâlcea city (1919) and of the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (licentiate in 1924). He got the title of doctor in Theology (1928); specialization courses in Pedagogy, Catechize and Homily at the Faculty of Catholic and Protestant Theology in Strasbourg (1924 – 1926). He was the director of the Diocese of Râmnic Office, cathedral priest and substitute teacher at the Seminary of “St. Nicholas” (1923 – 1924), professor of Practical Theology at the Theological Academy of Oradea (1926 – 1929); in parallel priest at the Episcopal Cathedral (1927 – 1029) and cultural counselor also in Oradea (1928 – 1929); priest at the church of “Saint Elelfterie” of Bucharest (from 1929 till 1985), cultural counselor to the Archdiocese of Bucharest (1933 – 1939); Religion professor at the University Pedagogical Seminary of Bucharest (1930 – 1938 and 1942 – 1944), docent at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest for Catechetic and Homily (1936 – 1938), lecturer at the same disciplines (1938 – 1940 and 1942 – 1946), subordinate professor of Catechetic (1946 – 1948), then titular professor of Catechetic and Religious Pedagogy at the University Theological Institute of Bucharest (1948 – 1952); since 1952 he remained only parish priest at the church of “Saint Elefterie”, built by his own efforts.
Works: Catechetic Patristic School as orientation basis for the present catechetic school. Introductory study into the Orthodox Catechize (1928), Bible Exegetic Homily. Homiletic (1929); Christian Orthodox Conscience according to the Catechize of Saint Chirii, Archbishop of Jerusalem.
He passed away on 24 May 1985, in Bucharest.
