On the Sturdza Chapel from Baden-Baden (Germany) Again
On the Sturdza Chapel from Baden-Baden (Germany) Again
Author(s): Ion VicovanSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: chapel of the Sturdza; spiritual jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Church; Orthodox diaspora; “Prince Mihail Sturdza” Foundation
Summary/Abstract: The Romanian Orthodox Chapel from Baden-Baden (Germany), founded by Prince Mihail Sturdza of Moldavia, turned into the mortuary chapel of the family, has a special status: the priest ministering here holds the title of "superior"; from the administrative point of view, it is owned by the city, from the point of view of the Romania diaspora, it is situated in the canonical territory of the Archdiocese of Austria, Germany and Luxembourg and of the Metropolitan Church of the Central and Northern Europe, and in terms of spiritual jurisdiction it has been, since 1882, under the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia and Suceava, later Bukovina.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 73-86
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English