Some aspects of the case of Gurie Grosu, the first  metropolitan of Bessarabia Cover Image

Unele aspecte privind „Cazul” mitropolitului Gurie Grosu al Basarabiei
Some aspects of the case of Gurie Grosu, the first metropolitan of Bessarabia

Author(s): Vasile Secrieru
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: Gurie Metropolitan; monastery; the Diocesan Council; Archbishop Ar-chimandrite

Summary/Abstract: The Metropolitan Gurie is „suspended” and retired by the Holy Synod in November 1936 . The Bishop was acused in the Diocesan Assembly that he would have practiced „absolutist” management methods . Many intellectuals among whom were Ni-colae Iorga ,C. Cernăianu, Sebastian Teodorescu, Nicolae Popescu-Prahova defended Metropolitan Gurie. Being forced to retire from the position he held, Metropolitan Gurie Grosu will be set at Cernica Monastery, where he will be buried in November 14, .1943

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 111-113
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian