Martyria magazine · issue VI of the series

Issue II / 2018 April – August

To mark the 150th anniversary of the passing of Saint Calinic of Cernica into the eternal Kingdom, an issue dedicated to his memory, opened by His Eminence Varsanufie — from a patristic and pastoral…

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To mark the 150th anniversary of the passing of Saint Calinic of Cernica into the eternal Kingdom, an issue dedicated to his memory, opened by His Eminence Varsanufie — from a patristic and pastoral dossier on mystical confession and the ascetic life in Romanian Neo-Hesychasm, the administration of church property in Saint Calinic’s Manual of Canons, and new information on his relationship with other denominations, to a study by Mihaela Palade on Saint Calinic as an architect with neoclassical views, articles on Popânzălești Monastery and the murder of the abbess of Surpate, a foreword by Dinu Săraru — The Cross of Râmnic — and Dan Ciachir’s Chronicle of a Canonisation, Saint Gregory the Theologian’s First Easter Sermon, Part III of the interview with Archimandrite Atanasie Prodromitul, the play The Penniless Monk by Ina Sterescu and the short story The Virgin in the Ivy by Andrei Cărpeneanu.

Studia Theologica

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01 Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic, 150 years after his birth into the eternal Kingdom His Eminence Varsanufie 02 Mystical Confession and the Ascetic Life in the Legacy of Romanian Neo-Hesychasm. Saint Calinic of Cernica – Father of the Fathers in the Oltenia Region Lecturer, Dr Ioniță Apostolache 03 The Administration of Church Property in the Manual of Church Rules by Saint Calinic of Cernica Hieromonk, PhD candidate Iachint Vardianu 04 New information about Saint Calinic’s relationship with other denominations Hieromonk Antim Motorga 05 The Life and Work of the Blessed Damaschin Dascălul, Bishop of Râmnic (II) († 5 December 1725) Ioana Iancovescu

Studia Humanitatis

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06 An architect with neoclassical views, in a neo-Romantic world – Saint Calinic of Cernica Professor, PhD Mihael Palade 07 Popânzălești Monastery, founded by Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic Luiza Barcan 08 Further Details on the History of a Crime (I) Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 09 Bishop Teofil, a distinguished hierarch of the Church of Vâlcea (II) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi 10 The Cross of Râmnic Dinu Săraru 11 Chronicle of a Canonisation Dan Ciachir

The Words of the Fathers

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12 Sermon I. On Easter and idleness The Saint Grigorie Teologul

Colloquium

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13 Interview with Archimandrite Athanasius Prodromitus, Abbot of the Romanian Prodromu Skete on Mount Athos (III) Rev. Dr. Ștefan Zară, Monk Gherasim Prodromitul

Theatrum

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14 The penniless monk Ina Sterescu

Litterae

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15 The Virgin of the Ivy Andrei Cărpeneanu

Issue illustration

Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a fountain with a winged creature at its centre spouting water into a basin with fish, surrounded by climbing vines and roses.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a fountain with a winged creature at its centre spouting water into a basin with fish, surrounded by climbing vines and roses.
Cover of Martyria magazine no. 2/2018: the front shows the purple „Martyria” title, the subtitle „Journal of Orthodox theology and spirituality” and a pen-and-ink drawing of a decorative fish above a flowering shrub on a cream ground; the back shows a pen-and-ink garden drawing on aged paper.
Cover of Martyria magazine no. 2/2018: the front shows the purple „Martyria” title, the subtitle „Journal of Orthodox theology and spirituality” and a pen-and-ink drawing of a decorative fish above a flowering shrub on a cream ground; the back shows a pen-and-ink garden drawing on aged paper.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a mound covered with flowering plants, with a large leafy branch above.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a mound covered with flowering plants, with a large leafy branch above.
Naïve pen-and-ink drawing: a winged angel's head hovering above an oval garden with a fish, a face, stars and delicate flowers.
Naïve pen-and-ink drawing: a winged angel's head hovering above an oval garden with a fish, a face, stars and delicate flowers.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: flowing water full of swimming fish, with a meadow of flowers and ferns above.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: flowing water full of swimming fish, with a meadow of flowers and ferns above.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a winged figure with a round face whose wings are formed from rows of little dancing figures.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a winged figure with a round face whose wings are formed from rows of little dancing figures.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a vine-like tree with a scaly fish creature curled at its centre, among leaves and bell-flowers.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a vine-like tree with a scaly fish creature curled at its centre, among leaves and bell-flowers.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a large fish, adorned with decorative scales, among foliage and a tree.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a large fish, adorned with decorative scales, among foliage and a tree.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a branching leafy plant with seed pods.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a branching leafy plant with seed pods.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a symmetrical winged motif with hanging tassels and a small cross at the top.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a symmetrical winged motif with hanging tassels and a small cross at the top.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a dense garden with a reclining figure, a tree, a fish among the roots and abundant foliage.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a dense garden with a reclining figure, a tree, a fish among the roots and abundant foliage.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a low mound with flowering shrubs, berries, stars and little creatures — a horizontal vignette.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a low mound with flowering shrubs, berries, stars and little creatures — a horizontal vignette.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a curving leafy vine-like branch.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a curving leafy vine-like branch.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a cross-shaped composition of fish, flowers and foliage around a central square.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a cross-shaped composition of fish, flowers and foliage around a central square.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a symmetrical winged form, like angel's wings or seed pods.
Decorative pen-and-ink drawing: a symmetrical winged form, like angel's wings or seed pods.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a flowering tree with delicate branches bearing bell-flowers and leaves, a few stars and roots at the base.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a flowering tree with delicate branches bearing bell-flowers and leaves, a few stars and roots at the base.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: winged creatures — fish and birds with round human faces — and a tree with round fruit, in a dense folk-style composition.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: winged creatures — fish and birds with round human faces — and a tree with round fruit, in a dense folk-style composition.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: several winged creatures with round faces and winged pod-like forms scattered among tiny flowers.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: several winged creatures with round faces and winged pod-like forms scattered among tiny flowers.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a large keyhole-shaped circle enclosing a dense flowering garden, with a small square at the centre.
Pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper: a large keyhole-shaped circle enclosing a dense flowering garden, with a small square at the centre.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a garden on a mound, with two bushy flowering shrubs with clover-like foliage, stars and little bees above.
Pen-and-ink drawing: a garden on a mound, with two bushy flowering shrubs with clover-like foliage, stars and little bees above.

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Board of Directors

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

Editorial Board

(in alphabetical order)

  • Prof. Dr. Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici, Romanian Academy
  • Prof. Dr. Dan Berindei, Romanian Academy
  • Dr. Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, Researcher at the Institute for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy
  • Dan Ciachir, writer – Bucharest
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ion Marian Croitoru, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Valahia University of Târgoviște
  • Prof. Dr. Nae Georgescu, Bucharest
  • Lect. Dr. Octavian Gordon, University of Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Marina Kolovopulu, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Prof. Dr. Mihaela Palade, University of Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Ioan-Aurel Pop, President of the Romanian Academy
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Ribolov, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Ioan Scurtu, member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists – Bucharest
  • Dinu Săraru, writer, member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists – Bucharest
  • Prof. Dr. Răzvan Theodorescu, Vice-President of the Romanian Academy
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nicolae Xionis, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Proofreading

  • Dr. Ema Pestroiu
  • Fr. Constantin Olariu

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