#church history

The Inătești Hermitage in Râmnicu Vâlcea, first documented as early as 1388 in a charter issued by Mircea the Elder and linked to Cozia Monastery, is examined from a historical, architectural and heritage perspectives, focusing on the foundation of the present-day church dedicated to the Annunciation (1751) by the monk Vasile and the hieromonk Rafail, the evolution of the property following secularisation, and the successive restoration works up to the present day.

Metropolitan Atanasie Mironescu, elected Primate in February 1909 by an almost unanimous vote, carried out intensive pastoral, synodal and scholarly work at the head of the Metropolis of Ungrovlahia, characterised by pastoral letters, circulars, speeches and canonical visits. His ministry was overshadowed by a synodal trial initiated by Bishop Gherasim Safirin of Roman, which concluded in June 1911 with his unanimous acquittal, followed by his resignation and retirement to Cernica Monastery, where he continued to publish until his death in 1931.