A Romanian Orthodox Monk

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The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. A majority of Romanians (18,817,975, or 86.8% of the population, according to the 2002 census data^[1]) belong to it, as well as a significant number of Moldovans. Among all Orthodox Christians, the mere numbers of Romanians make the Romanian Orthodox Church second only to the Russian Orthodox Church in size. In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Adherents of the Romanian Orthodox Church sometimes refer to it as Dreapta credinţă ("right/correct belief"; compare to Greek ὀρθὴ δόξα, "straight/correct belief"). Orthodox believers are also sometimes known as dreptcredincioşi or dreptmăritori creştini.

History

• See also: History of Christianity in Romania

In 1859, the Romanian principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia formed the modern state of Romania. The hierarchy of the Orthodox churches tends to follow the structure of the state. Therefore, shortly afterwards, in 1872, the Orthodox churches of the former principalities (the Metropolitanate of Ungrovlahia and the Metropolitanate of Moldavia) decided to unite to form the Romanian Orthodox Church. In the process, they canonically separated from the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Romanian Orthodox Church declared autocephaly. In the same year a separate synod was constitued. // Early history An early Christian votive object of early 4th century, unearthed at Biertan, near Sibiu, in Romania It reads EGO ZENOVIUS VOTUM POSUI I, Zenovius, offered this gift Christianity was brought to Romania by the occupying Romans. ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ...

The Patriarchate of Constantinople only recognized the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1885. First organized with the rank of Metropolitanate, the Romanian Orthodox Church became a Patriarchate in 1925, when the ranks of the Romanian Orthodox Church grew following the formation of Greater Romania. Anthem: Trăiască Regele Capital Bucharest Language(s) Romanian Government Constitutional monarchy Head of State  - 1918 - 1927 Ferdinand I of Romania  - 1927 - 1930 - 1930 - 1940 - 1940 - 1947 Michael I of Romania Carol II of Romania Michael I of Romania Legislature Adunarea DeputaÅ£ilor and Senatul Historical era Interbellum Years  - Kingdom...

The Communist regime

The Communist government, through the 1948 Law of Cults, made the Church tightly controlled by the state. Many monasteries were transformed into craft centers and priests were encouraged to learn other 'worldly' jobs. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

The leadership of the Church had good relations with the Communist regime, but there were many members of the clergy who dissented: until 1963 as many as 2,500 individual priests and monks were arrested and further 2,000 monks were forced to give up the monastic life. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

While the dissenters were sentenced to fairly long terms in prison, there were also many priests who collaborated and were informers for Securitate, the secret police. In 2001, the Romanian Orthodox Church tried unsuccessfully to change the law which allowed access to the archives of Securitate, in order to deny public access to the files of the priests who collaborated with the Securitate. The Securitate (Romanian for Security; official full name Departamentul Securităţii Statului, State Security Department), was the secret police force of Communist Romania. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was only after the 1989 Romanian Revolution, when Romania became a democracy, that the Church was freed from state control, although the state still provides clergy with their salaries. (Redirected from 1989 Romanian Revolution) People on the streets of Bucharest The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and protests in late December of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu. ...

The Church in Moldova

Romanians in the Republic of Moldova belonging to the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia (Romanian: Mitropolia Basarabiei), having resisted Russification for 192 years (after the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire in 1812), are 2 million strong in 2004. In 2001 they won a landmark legal victory against the Government of the Republic of Moldova at the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights. The Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia is an autonomous church under the Patriarchate of Romania. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish, Бесарабія in Ukrainian) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. ... Anthem: God Save the Tsar! Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721-1725 Peter the Great  - 1894-1917 Nicholas II History  - Established 22 October, 1721  - February Revolution 2 March, 1917 Area  - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq mi Population  - 1897... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints against States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by...

This means that despite current political issues, the Moldovan Metropolitan Church is now recognized as "the rightful successor" to the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Hotin, which existed from 1918 to 1940 and was only brought by Joseph Stalin under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow patriarchate. The Moldovan Orthodox Church, whose territory is wholly contiguous with the current nation of Moldova, is an autonomous church under the Church of Russia. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Relationships with the Greek Catholic Church

In 1948 the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic was outlawed, and all its assets, including churches, were handed over to the Orthodox church. After the fall of the Communist regime, the Greek Catholics requested that their churches be returned, but so far only 16 of the 2600 claimed churches have been returned. There are reports that several old Greek Catholic churches were demolished while under the administration of the Orthodox Church [1]. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (in Romanian: Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică) is an Eastern Rite or Greek-Catholic Church ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church, which uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language. ...

Romanian icon of St. Peter

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (903x1357, 524 KB) Summary Modern Hand painted Romanian icon of Peter Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Icon Saint Peter Romanian Orthodox Church Iconography User:Pschemp Romanian icons ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (903x1357, 524 KB) Summary Modern Hand painted Romanian icon of Peter Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Icon Saint Peter Romanian Orthodox Church Iconography User:Pschemp Romanian icons ... According to tradition, Peter was crucified upside-down, as shown in this painting by Caravaggio. ...

Unique features

The Romanian Orthodox Church is the only Orthodox church using a Romance language in the divine liturgy. The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages, are a subfamily of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken by the common people evolving in different areas after the break-up of the Roman Empire. ...

Byzantine religious records also mention a unique form of bishoprics in the region - namely the chorepiscopate or countryside episcopate - as opposed to the better-known religious centers in large cities. This can possibly be compared to the "monastic bishops" of Ireland, who united the functions of countryside Abbot with that of district Bishop in another country that did not emphasize an urban episcopate, at least for a time. In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... The name chorepiscopus or chorbishop is taken from the Greek, and means country bishop. ...

The very word for "church" in Romanian, Biserică, is unique in Europe. It comes from Latin "basilica" (in turn a loanword from the Greek language βασιλικα - meaning "communications received from the king" and "the place where the Emperor administered justice"), rather than "ecclesia" (from Greek εκκλησία, from "those called out"). St. ... St. ... Greek (, IPA: — Hellenic) has a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single language within the Indo-European family. ... Ecclesia can refer to: Ecclesia (sociology of religion) Ecclesia (ancient Athens) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Canonical status

The Romanian Orthodox Church is organized as the Romanian Patriarchate. The highest hierarchical, canonical and dogmatical authority of the Romanian Orthodox Church is the Holy Synod. A patriarchate is the office or jurisdiction of a patriarch. ... In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. ...

The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate (the former Palace of the Assembly of Deputies (Adunarea Deputaţilor))

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Organization

There are five Metropolitanates and ten archbishoprics in Romania, and more than twelve thousand priests and deacons, servant fathers of ancient altars from parishes, monasteries and social centres. Almost 400 monasteries exist inside the country for some 3,500 monks and 5,000 nuns. Three Diasporan Metropolitanates and two Diasporan Bishoprics function outside Romania proper. As of 2004, there are, inside Romania, fifteen theological universities where more than ten thousand students (some of them from Bessarabia, Bukovina and Serbia benefiting from a few Romanian fellowships) currently study for a doctoral degree. More than 14,500 churches (traditionally named "lăcaşe de cult", or worshiping places) exist in Romania for the Romanian Orthodox believers. As of 2002, almost 1,000 of these were either in the process of being built or rebuilt. In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, whose incumbent is usually called simply a metropolitan, apertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish, Бесарабія in Ukrainian) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. ... Bukovina (Ukrainian: , Bukovyna; Romanian: Bucovina; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. ... Anthem: Capital (and largest city)  Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment    - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Relations with other Orthodox jurisdictions

Most Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches, including the Romanian, maintain a respectful spiritual link to the Ecumenical Patriarch. Now in office is His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Demetrios Archontonis on February 29, 1940) has been the Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since November 2, 1991. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... New Rome is a term that can be applied to a city or a country. ...

Famous theologians

Rev. Dumitru Stăniloae (1903 - 1993) is ranked among the greatest Orthodox theologians of the 20th century, having written extensively in all major fields of Eastern Christian systematic theology. One of his other major achievements in theology is the 45-year-long comprehensive series on Orthodox spirituality known as the Romanian Philocaly, a collection of texts written by classical Byzantine writers, that he edited and translated from Greek. Dumitru Stăniloae Dumitru Stăniloae (16 November 1903 Vlădeni, BraÅŸov County - 5 October 1993) was a Romanian Orthodox Church priest, theologian, academic and professor, Father Stăniloae worked for over 45 years on a comprehensive Romanian translation of the Philokalia, a collection of writings by the Church... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Father Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie (1912 - 1998), elder of the Sihastria Monastery, is considered as one of the most representative spiritual fathers of contemporary Romanian Orthodox monastic spirituality. Archimandrite (Greek: ἀρχιμανδρίτης - archimandrites) is a title in the Greek Orthodox Church for a superior abbot who has the supervision of several abbots and monasteries appointed by a bishop. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

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List of Patriarchs

See Patriarch of All Romania Main Facts The name of the patriarch of all romania is Theoctist, also Preafericitul Patriarh Teoctist al Intregii Românii meaning The most-too-happy patriarch: Theoctist of all Romania. ...

• Miron (1925-1939)
• Nicodim (1939-1948)
• Iustinian (1948-1977)
• Iustin (1977-1986)
• Teoctist (1986-Present)

Miron Cristea (20 July 1868, Topliţa - 6 March 1939, Cannes) was the first patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Prime Minister of Romania for about a year (11 February 1938-6 March 1939). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nicodim Munteanu was the leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarch of All Romania) between 1939 and 1948. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Justinian Marina (February 22, 1901 - March 26, 1977) was a Romanian Orthodox prelate. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Iustin Moisescu (5 March 1910 CândeÅŸti, ArgeÅŸ - 31 July 1986) was Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1977 to 1986. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Teoctist I, born Toader ArăpaÅŸu on February 7, 1915, has been the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church since 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current leaders of the Church

• Prea Fericitul (His Beatitude) Patriarch Teoctist, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Ungro-Vlachia (Muntenia or Wallachia and Dobrogea or Dobrudja) and Patriarch of All of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Locum Tenens of Caesarea in Cappadocia
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Daniel, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina [2]
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Petru, Metropolitan of Bessarabia
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Laurenţiu Streza, Metropolitan of Transylvania, Locum Tenens Bishop/Vicar of Vârşeţ, Serbia [3]
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Bartolomeu Anania, Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crişana and Maramureş
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Iosif, Archbishop of Paris and Metropolitan of France, Western and Southern Europe [4]
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Serafim, Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe
• Înalt Prea Sfinţitul (His Eminence) † Nicolae, The Most Reverend Archbishop of America and Canada
• Ieromonahul Rafail Noica

This article needs to be wikified. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2003) 1,929,615[1] Density 9131. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Dobruja or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Dobrudzha in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish) is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, which includes the Danube Delta and the Romanian sea-shore. ... Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or Transilvania; Hungarian: ; German: ; Serbian: / Transilvanija or Ердељ / Erdelj) is a historical region in central and western Romania. ... ... Anthem: Capital (and largest city)  Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment    - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozs) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ... ... CriÅŸana is a region of west Romania, near the border with Hungary, named after the three CriÅŸ rivers that flow through it. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Romanian National Salvation Cathedral
• List of Patriarchs of All Romania
• List of religious buildings in Romania
• Romanian icons
• Frumuşeni Mosaics
• Byzantium after Byzantium

The Romanian Senate has voted favorably on October 12th, 2004, for the construction of The Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Bucharest. ... The Patriarch of All Romania is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. ... This is a list of religious buildings in Romania comprising cathedrals, churches and monasteries. ... In the Romanian Orthodox Church, icons serve much the same purpose as they do in other Eastern Orthodox traditions. ... The Frumuşeni Mosaics are a set of millennium-old Byzantine mosaics discovered in Romania at Fântâna Turcului (Turks Well), close to the locality of Frumuşeni, on the left bank of Mureş River, near the city of Arad. ... Byzantium after Byzantium (Bizanţ dupa Bizanţ in Romanian; Byzance après Byzance in French) refers to the Byzantine imperial heritage related to the political, social, cultural, and intellectual background of the history of Southeastern Europe, as examplified by the strong links established between the Empire and the two principalities of...

Notes

1. ^ 2002 census data on religion

External links

• Romanian Patriarchy
• The Metropolitanate of Moldavia and Bucovina and the Archdiocese of Iaşi
• (Romanian) Boscorodirea
• Romanian Orthodox Church
• (Romanian) Portal Ortodox Românesc
• (Romanian)/(French)/(English) On Science and Faith: Romanian Orthodox Reflections
• (Romanian) Romanian Patriarchs

History

• The Role played by the Christianity in the Genesis of the Romanian people
• Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. III
• Romanian Orthodox Church - History

Churches and monasteries

• The Golia Monastery

Religious heritage and cultural tourism programmes

• (English) Pilgrimage Centre in Iaşi, Romania

Beliefs

• The Orthodox Catechism
• (Romanian) Daily synaxarium on the site of a young Romanian priest

Romanian Orthodoxy outside Romania

• Moldova: Government Fails in Bessarabian Church Appeal
• Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others v. Moldova
• (French) Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe
• (Romanian)/(German) Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Germany and Central Europe
• (Romanian)/(French) Romanian Church of Paris