23<\/p>\n
April 2009 \u2013 Bishop and theology professor DAMASCHIN CORAVU (baptized<\/p>\n
Dimitrie) passed away in Bucharest. He was born on 14 September 1940, in<\/p>\n
Craiova. He studies at the Theological Seminary of Craiova (1956-1961),<\/p>\n
at the University Theological Institute of Bucharest (1961 \u2013 1965) and<\/p>\n
then courses for a doctor\u2019s degree, with special stress on History of<\/p>\n
the Romanian Church, at the same Institute (1965 – 1968): specialized<\/p>\n
courses – for the New Testament \u2013 at the Faculty of Theology of Athens<\/p>\n
(1970 \u2013 1978), where he was awarded the doctor\u2019s degree. He was<\/p>\n
professor at the Theological Seminary of Craiova (1968 \u2013 1970), editor<\/p>\n
to the “Mitropolia Olteniei\u201d magazine, and then again, professor at the<\/p>\n
same seminary (1978 \u2013 1980). Tonsured into monasticism at Jitianu<\/p>\n
Monastery, with the name Damaschin (1980), ordained hieromonk and<\/p>\n
archimandrite; on 16 July 1980, the Holy Synod elected him Assistant<\/p>\n
Bishop to the Archdiocese of Craiova, with the title of “Severineanul\u201d<\/p>\n
(ordained on 21 September 1980). He was a member of the delegation of<\/p>\n
the Romanian Orthodox Church to the 5th General Assembly of the World<\/p>\n
Council of Churches (Nairobi, 1975); participated in various meetings<\/p>\n
with ecumenical character (Patmos 1975, Athens 1978, Crete 1978, etc.).<\/p>\n
In 1992, the Faculty of Theology of Craiova is set up as a result of his<\/p>\n
efforts; he is dean from 1992 \u2013 2000, professor of History of the<\/p>\n
Romanian Orthodox Church at the same Faculty (1992 \u2013 2006). On 24<\/p>\n
February 200 he was elected Bishop of Slobozia and Calarasi, installed<\/p>\n
on 25 March the same year; he served here till his death. Works: The<\/p>\n
Lord\u2019s Prayer, Philological, historical-theological and hermeneutical<\/p>\n
study, Athens, 979 (in Greek); The Churches of Craiova I(1998, in<\/p>\n
collaboration); Monastery and Diocese of Strehaia (2007), many studies<\/p>\n
with historical character in “Mitropolia Olteniei\u201d magazine.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
23 April 2009 \u2013 Bishop and theology professor DAMASCHIN CORAVU (baptized Dimitrie) passed away in Bucharest. He was born on 14 September 1940, in Craiova. He studies at the Theological Seminary of Craiova (1956-1961), at the University Theological Institute of Bucharest (1961 \u2013 1965) and then courses for a doctor\u2019s degree, with special stress on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anniversaries-and-commemorations"],"yoast_head":"\n