Anniversaries and commemorations

15 May 1922 – Priest and historian ION SÂRBU passed away in his native village Rudăria

15 May 1922 – Priest and historian ION SRBU passed away in his native village Rudăria. Secondary studies at Caransebel, Debrețin, Bratislava and Brașov; higher studies – theology, history and philosophy (doctor’s degree in 1899) – at the Universities in Jena, Vienna and Cernăuți, with equivalent exams at the Theological Institute in Arad (1909). Professor…

May 15, 2014basilica.ro

15 May 1778 – Metropolitan IACOB PUTNEANUL, of Moldova, passed away at Putna Monastery

15 May 1778 – Metropolitan IACOB PUTNEANUL, of Moldova, passed away at Putna Monastery. Monk ever since a young man at Putna, where he had studied, abbot of the monastery (1744), then Bishop of Rădăuți (August 1745) and Metropolitan of Moldova (13 November 1750); retired in February 1769 and returned to Putna, where he lived…

May 15, 2014basilica.ro

14 May 1887 – Priest and pedagogue SIMION POPESCU-LILIACOVEANU was born in Floru, county of Olt

14 May 1887 – Priest and pedagogue SIMION POPESCU-LILIACOVEANU was born in Floru, county of Olt. Studies at the “Central” Seminary (1900 – 1908). Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1908 – 1912) and specialised courses at the National Capodistrian University of Athens (1918 – 1921), where he graduates Theology (1920) and Philology-Philosophy (1919), doctor in…

May 14, 2014basilica.ro

14 May 2002 – Priest and journalist VASILE ȚEPORDEI passed away

14 May 2002 – Priest and journalist VASILE ȚEPORDEI passed away. Studies at the Theological Seminary (1929) and at the Faculty of Theology in Chișinău (graduated in 1933). He was Religion professor at various secondary schools in Chișinău (1935-1940; 1941-1944) and in Bucharest (1940-1941; 1944-1948). Ever since a student he collaborated with several church publications,…

May 14, 2014basilica.ro

14 May 1742 – Archpriest and historian RADU TEMPEA II, son of priest Radu Tempea I passed away

14 May 1742 – Archpriest and historian RADU TEMPEA II, son of priest Radu Tempea I passed away. He studied at the school near the church of “Saint Nicholas” in Șcheii Brașovului, then he became a teacher too, and in parallel deacon (1713); priest at the same church (ordained on 19 February 1718 in Bucharest,…

May 14, 2014basilica.ro

11 May 1999 – priest ILARION ARGATU (baptised Ioan), hieromonk and very appreciated father confessor passed away in Bucharest (buried at Boroaia, county of Suceava)

11 May 1999 – priest ILARION ARGATU (baptised Ioan), hieromonk and very appreciated father confessor passed away in Bucharest (buried at Boroaia, county of Suceava). Studies at the Theological Seminary of Dorohoi, continued at the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți; he attended, in parallel, the courses of the Military School of Bacău, getting the sub-lieutenant…

May 11, 2014basilica.ro

5 May 1854 – Priest CONSTANTIN MORARIU, poet and translator, was born at Mitocu Dragomirnei

5 May 1854 – Priest CONSTANTIN MORARIU, poet and translator, was born at Mitocu Dragomirnei. Studies at the Secondary School in Sucevița (1866 – 1874) and at the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți (1874 – 1878). Priest in Toporăuți (1878 – 1886), Cernăuți (1866-1896) and Pătrăuți (1896 – 1917), metropolitan counsellor in Cernăuți (1918 –…

May 5, 2014basilica.ro

5 May 1875 – Metropolitan NIFON (baptised Nicolae Rusailă) passed away in Bucharest (buried at Cernica)

5 May 1875 – Metropolitan NIFON (baptised Nicolae Rusailă) passed away in Bucharest (buried at Cernica). Monk at Cernica in 1809 and ordained hierodeacon for the Metropolitan See, later on hieromonk (1826), iconom at the Diocese of Râmnic (1827), archimandrite (1826), abbot at Cozia (1839), vicar of the Metropolitan See of Ungro-Wallachia (1841), ordained hierarch…

May 5, 2014basilica.ro

2 may 1881 – Bishop Grigorie Leu was born in Țuțcani, Vaslui county

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1 may 1967 – theologian Gheorghe Racoveanu passed away in Freising, Germany

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1 may 1994 – Archbishop Antim Nica passed away in Galați

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