Sebastian Stanca, Istoric al Episcopatului Mogaian (1810-1845)
Sebastian Stanca, Historian of Vasile Moga’s Bishopric Activity (1810-1845)
Author(s): Mihai-Octavian Groza Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Asociaţiunea Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român - ASTRA
Keywords: Vasile Moga; Sebastian Stanca; ecclesiastical history; monography; study;
Summary/Abstract: Sebastian Stanca (1878-1947), theologian, author, journalist, historian, was one of the researchers who introduced into the historiographical debate the period of Bishop Vasile Moga’s pastorate (1810-1845), a historical phase preparing for the future achievements belonging to the bishop and metropolitan Andrei Şaguna. Following the research done in the archives of Sibiu, Cluj, Sebeş, Sebastian Stanca published in 1938 the first and only monography dedicated to the life and activity of Bishop Vasile Moga, a paper doubled by a series of articles and studies found in the pages of some publications of the time. All this aspects emphasize the outline of a research site, followed, in a consistent manner, by Sebastian Stanca until the end of his life. The present research aimes at providing a historiographical analysis of the researches carried out by him, researches that, based on the studied documents, have rejected a series of theories and cliches regarding the period of the bishop Vasile Moga.
Journal: Astra Salvensis - revista de istorie si cultura
- Issue Year: VII/2019
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 355-361
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian