The Protosinghel Callistrat Bobu (March 15, 1900 – May 10, 1975) – a Beloved Spiritual Father and Fearless Confessor Cover Image

Protosinghelul Calistrat Bobu (15 martie 1900 - 10 mai 1975) - duhovnic iubit și mărturisitor neînfricat
The Protosinghel Callistrat Bobu (March 15, 1900 – May 10, 1975) – a Beloved Spiritual Father and Fearless Confessor

Author(s): Ionel Popescu, Casian Rușeț
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Mitropolia Banatului
Keywords: pious; confessor; Banat; Vasiova; Timișeni; monastery; Calistrat Bobu; service; vocation; monk; missionary

Summary/Abstract: In the context of the approach of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church to update the exemplary life and sacrifice of confessor fathers during the persecution of the communist regime, with the approval of the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Banat, was initiated the research of the life and activity of a pious missionary and confessor from Banat, respectively of the protosyncellus father Calistrat Bobu. Formed in the traditional monastic environment, from „Sihăstria41 in Neamț county, father Calistrat Bobu was active in Banat, both in the monasteries of the Banat Plain Region, but especially in the Vasiova monastery, where he served for 25 years, his memory remaining imprinted in the local consciousness of the people of Banat.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2023
  • Issue No: 1-3
  • Page Range: 124-135
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian
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