{"id":558101,"date":"2026-02-04T13:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=558101"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:11:12","slug":"romanian-theologian-mothers-three-holy-hierarchs-raise-faithful-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-theologian-mothers-three-holy-hierarchs-raise-faithful-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian theologian says mothers of the Three Holy Hierarchs show how families can raise faithful, educated children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Families in which the Three Holy Hierarchs were born show that, \u201cregardless of the challenges one faces and the contexts one must navigate, there are solutions\u201d for raising children who are faithful to the Church and well formed intellectually and socially, said Cosmin Pricop, <a href=\"https:\/\/ftoub.unibuc.ro\/despre-ftoub\/organizare\/conducerea-ftoub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology \u201cPatriarch Justinian\u201d<\/a> at the University of Bucharest, in an interview with Radio Trinitas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Invited to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=embed_video&amp;v=881683561511754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">programme Family Life<\/a>, hosted by Diana Parizianu, Fr. Pricop identified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.en\/posts\/pfbid02yBSvc43uvsMaYKjYVjCrCsoyNtzyCpi8iZC43mGTLBFSnHJyGidfUertWmhyQWQul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three models<\/a> and three life contexts in which Christian mothers formed future saints. The discussion focused on the formative role of the mother within the family.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Anthousa \u2013 a widowed mother<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNot by chance, Libanius, one of the teachers of Saint John Chrysostom, marvelled at Christian mothers and said: What mothers these Christians have!, when he saw the mother of Saint John Chrysostom, who, enduring with remarkable strength the hardships of her condition, nevertheless succeeded in caring for her son\u2019s education,\u201d the dean said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that at the time, \u201cthere was no real democratisation of education, no broad public access to schooling,\u201d which makes her achievement all the more remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>As a young widow, Saint Anthousa could have remarried in order to live more comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe could have thought of her own comfort, but instead chose a form of maternal self-sacrifice, living through her son,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Saint Emmelia and the large family<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIf we move to the mother of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Emmelia, we encounter an entirely different paradigm \u2013 that of a large family,\u201d Fr. Pricop continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhereas in the case of Saint John Chrysostom we see primarily a mother\u2013son relationship, here we have a mother who plays the decisive role in organising the entire family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another model \u2013 the mother who does not devote herself to just one child, but to the whole family, who knows how to organise everything and how to orient everyone,\u201d he underlined.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557967\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-557967 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/465720077_9128743183826619_8328172691929394971_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Cosmin Pricop, together with his family. Photo: Facebook \/ Cosmin Pricop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Saint Nonna \u2013 the mother who brought her husband to Christ<\/h2>\n<p>The third model is that of Saint Nonna, the mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian, who also convinced her husband to embrace the Christian faith, Fr. Pricop noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are countless homilies by Saint Gregory of Nazianzus in which he refers to his mother and to the way she taught him prayer, study, and concern for the fundamental themes of theology,\u201d the priest said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we see a type of education focused especially on the depth of closeness to God and on a profound understanding of the faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the family of Saint Basil the Great, the mother assumed an organising role primarily, while in the family of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, the mother\u2019s influence took shape in \u201cthe theological depth she clearly imparted to her son,\u201d Fr. Pricop added.<\/p>\n<h2>Solutions for today<\/h2>\n<p>If such family contexts existed in the past, there are certainly solutions today as well for the Christian upbringing and formation of children, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe every generation has both its opportunities and its challenges,\u201d concluded the Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion continued with a focus on the profile of the new generation of theology students and the challenges facing today\u2019s educators.<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Fr. Dr. Cosmin Pricop holds doctorates in theology from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest and from the Faculty of Evangelical Theology at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2008 and 2011, he served as director of the theological department of Lumina Publications. He is a member of several biblical studies institutions, serves at the Delea Nou\u0103\u2013Calist Church in Bucharest, and is the father of two children.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Facebook \/ Cosmin Pricop<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/basilicanews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-556506\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-890x149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-890x149.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-360x60.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner-768x128.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basilica-Telegram-channel-banner.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" 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