THE POLITICAL ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CLERGY IN THE UNION OF THE ROMANIAN PRINCIPALITIES (1859)
THE POLITICAL ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CLERGY IN THE UNION OF THE ROMANIAN PRINCIPALITIES (1859)
Author(s): Dragoş BoicuSubject(s): History of Church(es), 19th Century
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Romanian Orthodox Church; Union of the Romanian Principalities; State and Church; Sofronie Miclescu; Nifon Rusăilă; Alexandru Ioan Cuza;
Summary/Abstract: The union of the Romanian Principalities was a decisive moment in the history and evolution of the modern Romanian state, but its realization cannot be separated from the actions of the bishops and clergy, who were co-opted in the electoral process from the very beginning. The activity of the clergy was not strictly limited to the bureaucratic management of the elections but revealed a set of political beliefs, actively supporting the idea of Romanians’ national unity. This paper aims to insist on the political partisanship of the clergy respectively, on the immediate consequences of their involvement in political life.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Theologia Orthodoxa
- Issue Year: LXVII/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 25-40
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English