Ioan Inochentie Micu

Studia Humanitatis No. I (X) / 2020 The Church and the political unity of the Romanians Acad. Ioan-Aurel Pop

The role of the Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches in shaping Romanian national identity can be traced from medieval documents, such as the papal bull of 1234 addressed to King Bela IV, right up to the Great National Assembly at Alba Iulia on 1 December 1918, where the bishops Miron Cristea and Iuliu Hossu presided over the act of union. For Romanians, throughout the ages, the Church has represented not only a place of worship, but also a bastion of ethnic resilience, an instrument of national emancipation and a unifying force for the community in the face of external political and religious pressures.

Studia Humanitatis No. III (VII) / 2018 Bishop Inochentie of Râmnic – an enlightened patriot (1727–1735) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Bishop Inochentie of Râmnic (1728–1735), successor to Damaschin Dascălul, served as bishop of Oltenia whilst it was under Austrian occupation, vigorously defending the rights of the Church before the Viennese Court and opposing the Administration’s interference in the appointment of abbots and in diocesan affairs. His work also includes a rich body of printed works — the Prayer Book, the Book of Hours, the Triodion, the Liturgy Book, and the Catavasier — which were distributed throughout all the Romanian provinces, including Transylvania.

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