Tag: Bible translation

Romanian Patriarchate

Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu’s legacy as Bible translator and Orthodox scholar

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
30.06.2026

Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu was responsible for almost the entire translation of the Romanian Bible published in 1944, in addition to producing dozens of translations and original theological works. Working directly from the Greek text of…

Anniversaries and commemorations

On This Day: Metropolitan Nicodim Munteanu elected Patriarch of Romania in 1939

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
30.06.2026

Eighty-seven years ago today, Metropolitan Nicodim Munteanu was elected Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, succeeding Patriarch Miron Cristea. Nicodim Munteanu was born Nicolae on 6 December 1864 in the village of Pipirig, Neamț County,…