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Clericii ortodocși între tentația legionară și susținerea Frontului Renașterii Naționale
Orthodox Clergy between Legionary Temptation and Support for the National Revival Front

Author(s): Dragoş Pârcălabu
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Muzeul National al Unirii Alba Iulia
Keywords: National Revival Front; the Legionary Movement; eastern-Orthodox clergy;

Summary/Abstract: The political regime of king Carol II, in which patriarch Miron Cristea was the prime minister, represented a new paradigm of the relationship between the State and the Romanian Orthodox Church. Desiring popular support, the king and patriarch involved the Orthodox clergy in political propaganda activities. This article analyses how priests, who had been active in the Iron Guard, related to the new political regime.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 131-140
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian