Martyria magazine · issue II of the series

Issue II / 2016 July – December

A volume dedicated to Saint Antim Ivireanul, the Hierarch and Martyr, with a theme running through all the sections — from the foreword by His Eminence Father Varsanufie and the overview of Saint…

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A volume dedicated to Saint Antim Ivireanul, the Hierarch and Martyr, with a theme running through all the sections — from the foreword by His Eminence Father Varsanufie and the overview of Saint Antim as a confessor, to Father Constantin Necula’s essay on the Iconology of Moral Ethos and a text by Mihaela Palade on the ‘All Saints’ church, and including pages from Studia Humanitatis by Dan Zamfirescu, Academician Dan Berindei, Dinu Săraru, Dan Ciachir and Nae Georgescu (including ‘Letter III – Archaic Patterns of Conflict’), a Catechesis by Saint Theodore the Studite, an Athonite interview with Archimandrite Nikodim of the Filoteu Monastery, the four-act play Antim by Codruț Dumitru Scurtu, and the poems of Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu.

Studia Theologica

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01 Saint Antim Ivireanul, Hierarch and Martyr, defender of the true faith and a pillar of Romanian culture His Eminence Varsanufie 02 The Iconology of Moral Ethos in the Work of Saint Antim Ivireanul, Hierarch and Martyr – on Cultural Prophethood Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Constantin Necula 03 Saint Antim Ivireanul, Metropolitan – founder of the ‘All Saints’ Monastery, patron of Romanian art Professor, PhD Mihael Palade

Studia Humanitatis

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04 Saint Antim of Ivire and the Diocese of Râmnic at the height of ancient Romanian culture and during the modern national revival Dan Zamfirescu 05 Our Rulers and the Faith Academician Dan Berindei 06 An anthology Dinu Săraru 07 The nobility of humility Dan Ciachir 08 Aspects of the work of the clergy in Râmnic in the 18th century: Bishop Climent’s pastoral letter of 1743 Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 09 LETTER III. Archaic Patterns of Conflict (II) Nae Georgescu

The Words of the Fathers

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10 The Ninth Catechesis of our Holy Father and Confessor Theodore, Abbot of Studion, to his disciples Teodor Studitul

Colloquium

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11 Interview with Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of the Holy Monastery of Filotheou on Mount Athos Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu

Theatrum

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12 Antim — A play in four acts Rev. Prof. Dr. Codruț-Dumitru Scurtu

Poemata

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13 Poems by Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu The Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu

Issue illustration

This issue features images of traditional Horezu pottery – jugs, plates and bowls decorated with characteristic motifs (the rooster, the tree of life, the star and the fish).

Cream jug, painted with a black rooster.
Cream jug, painted with a black rooster.
Figural ceramic bottle, shaped like a man with a tall black hat.
Figural ceramic bottle, shaped like a man with a tall black hat.
Plate painted with two roosters flanking a tree of life, with a snake below.
Plate painted with two roosters flanking a tree of life, with a snake below.
Plate painted with fish swimming in a circle.
Plate painted with fish swimming in a circle.
Cream ceramic jug, with blue floral decoration.
Cream ceramic jug, with blue floral decoration.
Lidded two-handled bowl, dark-glazed, with orange and turquoise ornaments.
Lidded two-handled bowl, dark-glazed, with orange and turquoise ornaments.
Horezu pottery: a ring-shaped earthenware flask, cream-glazed, with painted ornaments.
Horezu pottery: a ring-shaped earthenware flask, cream-glazed, with painted ornaments.
Ceramic pilgrim flask, with blue floral decoration.
Ceramic pilgrim flask, with blue floral decoration.
Plate with a large floral medallion (rosette) with green and blue petals.
Plate with a large floral medallion (rosette) with green and blue petals.
Plate with a fine radial pattern, in brick-red and green tones.
Plate with a fine radial pattern, in brick-red and green tones.
Ceramic jug with a modelled figure, green-glazed and painted.
Ceramic jug with a modelled figure, green-glazed and painted.
Tall dark-glazed ceramic vessel, with painted ornaments and a small figure on top.
Tall dark-glazed ceramic vessel, with painted ornaments and a small figure on top.
White spouted jug, with green and red decorative bands.
White spouted jug, with green and red decorative bands.
Cream-glazed ceramic plate, painted with a coiled snake.
Cream-glazed ceramic plate, painted with a coiled snake.
Jug topped with a modelled group of figures, green-glazed.
Jug topped with a modelled group of figures, green-glazed.
Two figural (anthropomorphic) jugs shaped like people, painted.
Two figural (anthropomorphic) jugs shaped like people, painted.
Plate painted with a house (church), with a woven-pattern border.
Plate painted with a house (church), with a woven-pattern border.
Plate painted with two roosters and a tree of life.
Plate painted with two roosters and a tree of life.
Plate painted with an orange eight-pointed star on a cream ground.
Plate painted with an orange eight-pointed star on a cream ground.
Plate with a green cross-shaped medallion and an orange border.
Plate with a green cross-shaped medallion and an orange border.
Ceramic vessel shaped like a rooster.
Ceramic vessel shaped like a rooster.
Plate with a dense radial geometric pattern, in brown and orange.
Plate with a dense radial geometric pattern, in brown and orange.

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Board of Directors

His Eminence Varsanufie, Archbishop of Râmnic – Founding President
Fr. Ștefan Zară, Cultural Counselor – Director

Editorial Board

(in alphabetical order)

  • Constantin Bălăceanu Stolnici
  • Dan Berindei
  • Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban
  • Dan Ciachir
  • Nae Georgescu
  • Octavian Gordon
  • Constantin Necula
  • Mihaela Palade
  • Ioan Pintea
  • Dinu Săraru
  • Ioan Scurtu
  • Dan Zamfirescu

Photography

Laurențiu Tătulescu

Proofreading

Fr. Constantin Olariu

Graphic Design and Layout

Atelierul de grafică

Typefaces

Calluna, Alegreya Sans

Printing

Pro Editură și Tipografie