Patriarch Dosithei of Jerusalem

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XII) / 2021 ‘The great legacy of his achievements and lineage’. Historical notes on Brâncoveanu art Academician, University Professor, Dr Răzvan Theodorescu

The narthex of the great church at Hurezi houses a gallery of nearly thirty portraits — the Cantacuzinos, the Brâncoveni, and the Bessarabian princes from Laiotă and Neagoe right up to Șerban Cantacuzino — through which Constantin Brâncoveanu visually legitimised his dual dynastic lineage: his paternal Bessarabian and his maternal Cantacuzino-Byzantine lineages. The same Baroque-inspired historicism can be found in the votive paintings from Târgoviște, in the portraits from Mogoșoaia and in the prints of the period, marking the beginnings of the historicist mindset of modern Romanian civilisation.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (IX) / 2019 A brief overview of anti-mythology over the last two decades Associate Professor, PhD Ioan Lazăr

This article traces the development of research into and the veneration of Saint Antim Ivireanul following his canonisation in 1992, with a focus on contributions from the last two decades: new editions of Antim’s works, Romanian-Georgian collaboration, the events marking the commemorative year of 2016, and the work of the Antim Ivireanul Centre for Medieval and Pre-modern Studies in Râmnicu-Vâlcea, including the journal Lumina lumii and the Antimiana anthologies.

Studia Theologica No. II (IX) / 2019 ‘It was the Lord’s will that it should be printed’ by ‘the humble Antim Ivireanul’, a book ‘to be given as a gift to the Orthodox’ concerning ‘the schism of the Papists’ Hieromonk Antim Motorga

The study analyses The Book, or Light, with Clear Proofs from the Dogmas of the Eastern Church Concerning the Schism of the Papists, printed by Saint Antim of Ivirean at Snagov Monastery in 1699, a translation of the work by the hieromonk Maxim of the Peloponnese, produced against the backdrop of the spread of Catholic propaganda in Transylvania. The anti-Roman arguments concerning papal primacy, the procession of the Holy Spirit, unleavened bread and purgatory are presented, emphasising the polemical and catechetical value of the printed work, which remains, to this day, untransliterated into modern Romanian.

Studia Theologica No. II (IX) / 2019 Hieromonk Antim Ivireanul – printer at the Metropolis of Ungrovlahia and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Sava in Bucharest (1691–1694) Archimandrite, PhD candidate Mihail Stanciu

The article reconstructs the circumstances surrounding the arrival of the hieromonk Antim Ivireanul in Bucharest, based on key documents: Hrisant Notara’s letter to Ianache Văcărescu (1709), Metropolitan Antim’s first letter of defence to Constantin Brâncoveanu (1712) and the preface to the 1706 Evhologhion written by Mihail Iștvanovici. It is argued that Antim was brought from Iași to Bucharest in 1689 by Hrisant Notara, at the behest of Patriarch Dosithei, to learn the art of printing under Bishop Mitrofan, and that he also served as abbot of the Monastery of Saint Sava.

Studia Theologica No. III (VII) / 2018 The Orthodox faith – the foundation of unity amongst all Romanians His Eminence Varsanufie

The national unity of the Romanians, celebrated in the context of the centenary of the Great Union of 1918, is analysed through the prism of Orthodox unity of faith, the preservation of the Word of God proclaimed through apostolic preaching, and the unifying role of the Divine Liturgy. The true faith, upheld by princes such as Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu and reflected in the 1688 Bible, formed the spiritual and socio-political foundation of Romanian unity.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (II) / 2016 Saint Antim of Ivire and the Diocese of Râmnic at the height of ancient Romanian culture and during the modern national revival Dan Zamfirescu

The article traces the life of Antim Ivireanul from his release from slavery by Patriarch Dositei Notara, through his time as abbot at Cetățuia Iașilor and his apprenticeship in printing alongside Bishop Mitrofan, right up to his episcopate in Râmnic (1705–1708), where, through the printing of the 1706 Evhologhion — which contained the first complete Romanian-language Liturgy — he established the Romanian language as the irreversible foundation of the Orthodox church service.

Theatrum No. II (II) / 2016 Antim — A play in four acts Rev. Prof. Dr. Codruț-Dumitru Scurtu

This four-act play recounts the life and martyrdom of Saint Antim of Ivire, Metropolitan of Wallachia, tracking his journey from his ransom from slavery by Lady Marica Brâncoveanu in 1674 on the Bosphorus to his exile and martyrdom in 1716, ordered by Nicolae Mavrocordat. The reader learns about Antim’s work in printing and liturgy, his relations with Patriarch Dositei of Jerusalem, the Brâncoveanu family and Metropolitan Mitrofan, as well as his canonisation in 1992.

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