{"id":311476,"date":"2021-03-11T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=311476"},"modified":"2021-03-11T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:19:18","slug":"a-church-will-honour-the-memory-of-victims-of-pitesti-phenomenon-the-most-terrible-act-of-barbarism-of-the-contemporary-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/a-church-will-honour-the-memory-of-victims-of-pitesti-phenomenon-the-most-terrible-act-of-barbarism-of-the-contemporary-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A church will honour the memory of victims of Pite\u0219ti Phenomenon: &#8220;the most terrible act of barbarism of the contemporary world&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p3\" data-field=\" paragraph\"><strong>Pite\u015fti Prison of communist Romania was home to unspeakable horrors, where thousands suffered for their faith in Christ and political dissension.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p4\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Now, the former penal facility is set to become the site of a future Orthodox church in honour of all who suffered there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p5\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The foundation stone for the future church was placed and consecrated on Monday, March 8, 2021, by His Eminence Archbishop Calinic of Arge\u0219 and Muscel. The necessary arrangements for building a new church were worked out by Fr. Cozmin Ionu\u021b Miloiu, who currently serves in the chapel at the prison building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p8\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Before the consecration, Abp. Calinic celebrated the Divine Liturgy and a memorial service for all the Pite\u015fti prison victims. He also spoke about all those who were physically and psychologically tortured at the prison and encouraged all those present to cultivate respect and love for their neighbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p9\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The penitentiary in Pite\u0219ti, in its current form, was built between 1937-1941 and functioned as a penitentiary until 1977. It is especially known for the reeducation experiment conducted between December 1949 and September 1951 designed to violently \u201creeducate\u201d the prisoners, including destroying their faith in Christ, altering their personalities to the point of absolute obedience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p10\" data-field=\" paragraph\">French historian Fran\u00e7ois Furet, considered Pite\u015fti \u201cone of the most terrible dehumanization experiences our age has ever known.\u201d Alexander Solzhenitsyn, having himself suffered in the Russian gulag system, described the Romanian prison as \u201cthe most terrible act of barbarism in the contemporary world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p11\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Among those who suffered in Pite\u015fti were\u00a0Fr. Roman Braga,\u00a0Fr. Gheorghe Calciu, both of whom ended their days in America, and\u00a0Valeriu Gafencu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p12\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The commemorative services were attended by representatives of the Pite\u015fti branch of the Association of Former Political Prisoners and the Pite\u015fti Prison Memorial Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p13\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Afterwards, Abp. Calinic also went to the monument to the victims of the prison in the centre of the city, where moe memorial prayers were read.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311381\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05083.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u015f and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311383\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05113.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u015f and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311387\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311387 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05137.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u015f and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311393\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311393 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC05208.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u015f and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>English article by OrthoChristian<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pite\u015fti Prison of communist Romania was home to unspeakable horrors, where thousands suffered for their faith in Christ and political dissension. 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