Tag: Pitești Phenomenon

Cultural

Pitești Prison classified as historical monument

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
21.07.2023

The ensemble of Pitești Penitentiary, the former prison of anti-communist political prisoners, has been classified as a historical monument. The Romanian Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan, signed an order on Wednesday. Pitesti Penitentiary was included…

Dioceses

A church will honour the memory of victims of Pitești Phenomenon: “the most terrible act of barbarism of the contemporary world”

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
11.03.2021

Piteşti Prison of communist Romania was home to unspeakable horrors, where thousands suffered for their faith in Christ and political dissension. Now, the former penal facility is set to become the site of a future…