Issue II (XVIII) · 2024

Martyria, July–December 2024, Issue 2

July - December 2024
Published
December 2024
Contents
17 studies
Bilingual edition
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Studia Theologica

9 studies
01 Temperance, the right path, the guardian of mind and body against the defilement of sin His Eminence Varsanufie 02 The Holy Sacrament of Marriage as a Church ceremony Rev. Prof. Dr. Emeritus Gheorghe Metallinós 03 Dimensions of the Catechesis of the Holy Fathers: From the Early Centuries to Today’s Catechetical Mission Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Constantin Necula 04 Art, creativity and dogma in the Christian Orthodox tradition Associate Professor, PhD Svetoslav Ribolov 05 The religious aspect of science and the rationality of faith Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Stancu 06 Saint Basil the Great: Vigilance and its Fruits in the Life of the Church Hieromonk Agapie Corbu 07 Lazarus – a symbol of penance Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban 08 Saint John Chrysostom and Deaconess Olympias, the embodiment of true friendship Maria Anastasiu 09 Saint Nicodemos of Mount Athos, the Kolivari Movement and the revival of Palamism The Most Reverend Archbishop Maximos Constas

Studia Humanitatis

4 studies
10 Once again on atheism in *Mortua est!* Professor, PhD Nicolae Georgescu 11 The links between the Romanian-speaking world and Greek-speaking Orthodoxy, as reflected in several manuscripts from Cernica, produced by the scholar Naum Râmniceanu (II) Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 12 Bishop Atanasie Dincă, a great psalmist and a man of vocation (1945–1948) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi 13 ‘The Covrești Church’ and the fascinating Bear Dance – a two-century-old historical monument in Horezu Florin Epure

The Words of the Fathers

1 study
14 The Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

Ars Christiana

1 study
15 “Quo Vadis”: a festival to transform Romania Elena Dulgheru

Theatrum

1 study
16 Constantin Alexandru Popa

Via Peregrina

1 study
17 Via Dolorossa – the loneliness of Jerusalem Theodora Videscu

Issue illustration

Detail of a gilded ornament — acanthus scrolls with a central rosette on a metallic ground.
Detail of a gilded ornament — acanthus scrolls with a central rosette on a metallic ground.
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘The Guide’ (Govora Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘The Guide’ (Govora Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Guide’ (Hurezi Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Guide’ (Hurezi Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eghiptissa’ (Arnota Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eghiptissa’ (Arnota Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God ‘Eleusa’ (the ‘Annunciation’ Archiepiscopal Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Swift-Helper’ (Dintr-un Lemn Monastery)
The icon of the Miraculous Mother of God, ‘The Swift-Helper’ (Dintr-un Lemn Monastery)
The ‘Smolenskaya’ Miracle-Working Icon of the Mother of God (Surpatele Monastery)
The ‘Smolenskaya’ Miracle-Working Icon of the Mother of God (Surpatele Monastery)