Vâlcea | Martyria

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XXII) / 2026 An old dependency of Cozia in Râmnic: the Inătești Hermitage Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

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.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XXI) / 2026 The Venerable Sava of Iezere - a historical and theological study of the holiness of his life and work Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Venerable Sava Iezereanul (c. 1750-after 1804), hieroschemamonk and founder of Bradu Monastery in the Băile Olănești area, is portrayed through a convergence of historical sources, the testimony of Chiriac Râmniceanu, inscriptions, the 2017 archaeological excavations and local monastic tradition, as a figure representative of the Athonite-style hesychasm of Oltenia and of the continuity of Romanian monasticism in the Carpathians.