Istoria ca un balast, XLVIII
History as Ballast, XLVIII
Justinian Marina, a Romanian Thomas Becket
Author(s): Radu CiuceanuSubject(s): History, Philosophy, Theology and Religion
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; communism; Patriarch Justinian; Romanian Orthodox Church; Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej;
Summary/Abstract: This article is a eulogy of Justinian Marina, the first patriarch of Communist Romania. Owing to his close relationship with the Romanian Workers’ Party leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Justinian Marina was appointed Patriarch and proved to be a relentless defender of the Romanian Orthodox Church during the hardest communist years. For his conduct, historian Radu Ciuceanu compares him to England’s Thomas Becket.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXV/2017
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 5-11
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian