NOBILIMEA ROMÂNEASCĂ ARĂDEANĂ ÎN VEACURILE XIX-XX. FAMILIA PETRANU DE ILEANDA – DESTIN ŞI ISTORIE
THE ROMANIAN NOBILITY FROM THE ARAD AREA IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY. PETRANU FAMILY OF ILEANDA – DESTINY AND HISTORY

Summary/Abstract: In the labyrinth of discovering the past lives of the Romanian nobility, our thoughts have stopped on the longevous Petranu Family of Ileanda whose history of over 250 years of nobility raises new interests of deciphering a universe, anchored in traditions, spirituality, and Romanian culture throughout the ages. Old records mention that the Petranu Family of Ileanda was ennobled by the Transylvanian Prince G. Rákoczy, in 1650, for military services. Over the history, two of the members of this family marked the Romanian culture and spirituality. The renowned priest‑professor Dr. Ioan Petranu (1864–1904) was an author of school textbooks, a well‑known collector of folklore, a passionate philologist, and a researcher of the most important bibliophile documents from the parts of Arad. His son, Coriolan Petranu (1893–1945), a university professor at the Institute of Archeology and the History of Art from Cluj‑Napoca, was considered a pioneer in the field of Romanian museology. His prodigious activity was always driven by professionalism, conscientiousness, and visionary spirit. Over the time, he remains a model for us, the generation of today. We consider it appropriate, at the celebration of 130 years since he was born, to reinstate him in the pantheon of the Romanian nation, creator of new cultural and spiritual values.

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