St Nicholas Theological Seminary in Râmnicu-Vâlcea

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XV) / 2023 Vartolomeu Stănescu – a revered hierarch and patriotic senator (I) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Between 1920 and 1940, Bishop Vartolomeu Stănescu of Râmnic was involved in a wide range of cultural, publishing and educational activities: he founded the Cozia Printing House, edited the ‘Library of the Church Fathers and Writers’ series, supported the magazine Renașterea and reorganised the Saint Nicholas Theological Seminary in Râmnicu-Vâlcea, the school for cantors at Cozia and the seminary in Craiova, whilst also contributing substantial personal donations to the diocese’s assets.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XI) / 2021 Bishop Antim Petrescu – the shortest tenure as Bishop of Râmnic (I) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Bishop Antim Petrescu (1875–1920) of Râmnic is presented through his life, theological training and pastoral and cultural work, from his origins in Vlăduceni, Vâlcea County, right up to his election as vicar bishop of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Suceava in 1912. His patristic and moral writings are highlighted, as are his translations of works by Christoph von Schmid and Henry Drummond, the studies he published in Biserica Ortodoxă Română (The Romanian Orthodox Church), and his role in founding the Society of the Protection of the Mother of God.

Studia Humanitatis No. II (IX) / 2019 The Ministry of Bishop Sofronie Vulpescu in Râmnic (1913–1918) II Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi

Bishop Sofronie Vulpescu of Râmnic (†1923) is portrayed in the context of his pastoral and cultural work carried out before and during the First World War: the construction of new premises for the Theological Seminary in Râmnicu-Vâlcea, the reorganisation of the diocesan printing press, the publication of the Orthodox Church Calendar for 21 years, and the publication of works such as Man’s Free Will as a Principle of Moral Action and General Observations on the Life and Works of Immanuel Kant, alongside his contribution to the Synod and the hardships he endured under German occupation.

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