Personalitatea lui Miron Cristea, primul Patriarh al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române (1925-1939), reflectată în webografie
The Personality of Miron Cristea, the First Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1925–1939), Reflected in Webography

Summary/Abstract: Having died far from the homeland he loved unconditionally, in Cannes, in March 1939 (two years before another patriot, Nicolae Titulescu, a diplomat of world renown), Miron Cristea subsequently received much praise, but criticism or accusations were not long in coming. Coming from a region where Romanians, although in the majority, had no political rights, except within certain limits, very strict ones, and their language and culture were permanently threatened, Miron Cristea embraced an ecclesiastical career, ascending, step by step, to the highest “level”. A consummate intellectual, he perfectly adapted to the Banat mentality, as Bishop of Caransebeş (1909-1919), understanding the multiethnic, plurilingual and multiconfessional dimension of this historical province (the Banat of Timişoara), the necessity of peaceful coexistence with other nationalities and dialogue with other religious confessions (Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Protestants, Neo-Protestants, Mosaics, etc.). Elected as the Primate Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Miron Cristea found himself integrated into another geographical space, with a mentality quite different from that of Banat. The bomb attack at the Senate (1920), which resulted in several victims, carried out by a group of communist anarchists of Jewish origin, coming from the Russian space, marked Cristea to a certain extent, who began to believe, like many of his compatriots, in the propaganda of extreme right-wing circles, without, however, fully expressing himself in this sense. Having become Patriarch of Romania in 1925, Miron Cristea fully demonstrated his organizational capacity, patriotism, and spirit of sacrifice, strengthening the ties between the unified Romanian state and the Romanian Orthodox Church. He considered that his involvement, both as High Regent and as President of the Council of Ministers, represents part of his historical mission to maintain the rather fragile internal balance in moments of maximum tension, whether at the national, European, or even global level. He also had mistakes specific to human nature, but historians and theologians have thoroughly analyzed his life and work, and God judged him, as He judges all of us, according to our deeds. We must always avoid double standards in researching the past, and, as regards events from more recent periods, it is absolutely necessary to be patient to gain access to as much information as possible, which is essential for shaping a complete image of a personality.

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