the Austrian occupation of Oltenia

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XX) / 2025 The former Archangel Hermitage at Râmnic Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Archangel Hermitage on Priba Hill, on the outskirts of Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a monastic settlement first documented in 1490, founded by Jupan Stoica Vel Paharnic in 1522 and rebuilt on several occasions, including in 1725 by Archimandrite Petronie and in 1811–1817 by Sofronie Zlătăreanul. The article reconstructs its history through princely charters, inscriptions and Austrian sources, highlighting its role as a centre of culture and local administrative training.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XX) / 2025 Where did Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1735–1749) stay when he took refuge in the Lotru Mountains? Fr. Nicolae Moga

Bishop Climent of Râmnic (head of the diocese between 1735 and 1748) is examined in the context of the Austro-Russian-Turkish War of 1737–1739, when he took refuge in the Lotru Mountains and the episcopal residence was burnt down by the Turks. A Holy Gospel printed in 1746 and donated to the church in Voineasa suggests that the village in the Lotru Valley was his place of refuge during his exile.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 The hermitage at Pietrari, founded by Bishop Climent of Râmnic Prof. Dr. Florin Epure

The Buna-Vestire Hermitage in Pietrarii de Jos (Vâlcea County), founded in 1742 by Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1735–1749) together with his brothers, is presented in its entirety from an architectural, artistic and documentary perspective: the inscriptions, the post-Brâncoveanu frescoes executed in 1744 by Popa Gheorghe and his brothers, the founder’s votive painting, the history of the property and its endowments, as well as the biography of Bishop Climent.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (XII) / 2021 Over 50 years in the service of the legendary Potecași Dinu Săraru

The article describes the church at Viorești, on the banks of the Cerna, a late 18th-century monument notable for its frieze depicting the procession of border guards. The author recounts his involvement, spanning more than 50 years, in the preservation of the church, alongside engineer Diaconu, architect Aurel Botez and painter Elena Murariu, with the support of the Ministry of Culture headed by Răzvan Theodorescu.

Theatrum No. I (VIII) / 2019 Archimandrite John — A play in four acts Rev. Prof. Dr. Codruț-Dumitru Scurtu

The play Ioan Hurezeanu, the Archimandrite recounts the activities of the abbot of Hurezi Monastery between 1719 and 1739, tracing his efforts to defend the autonomy of the Orthodox Church of Râmnic against the Habsburg administration, by drafting a Memorandum together with Bishop Damaschin and through his dramatic encounter with General Steinville and Prince Eugene of Savoy at Cozia Monastery.

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.

Studia Theologica No. I (V) / 2018 The Life and Work of the Blessed Damaschin Dascălul, Bishop of Râmnic († 5 December 1725) Ioana Iancovescu

Damaschin Dascălul, Bishop of Buzău (1702) and subsequently of Râmnic (1708), was one of the great scholars of the Brâncoveanu era, dedicated to the translation and printing of liturgical books in Romanian. This article examines his education, his printing activities in Buzău and Râmnic, and the canonical and cultural resistance he offered to the Austrian occupation of Oltenia (1716–1739), when his Romanian publications, such as the Ceaslovul (1724) and the Învățătura pentru șapte Taine (1724), circulated clandestinely in Transylvania to support the Orthodox Christians there.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (II) / 2016 Aspects of the work of the clergy in Râmnic in the 18th century: Bishop Climent’s pastoral letter of 1743 Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu

The study publishes in full, in transcription and facsimile, the printed work Capete de poruncă by Bishop Climent of Râmnic (1743), preserved in Sibiu, identifying it with the Invățăturile în Postul Mare from the Bibliografia Românească Veche. The text is compared with the pastoral letters of Antim Ivireanul (1714), Inochentie (1731), Climent (1747) and Filaret (1781), highlighting the continuity of the canonical, moral and liturgical concerns of the bishops of Râmnic in the 18th century.

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