Biserica Slobozia Domnească din București în timpul Primului Război Mondial, conform documentelor din arhiva parohială (1916-1920)
The „Slobozia Domnească” Church from Bucharest during the First World War on the basis of documents from the parish archive (1916-1920)

Summary/Abstract: Slobozia Domnească Church in Bucharest is one of the oldest churches in town, being built with the dedication of Saint Dimitrie Izvorâtorul de Mir in 1665 by the prince Radu Leon Vodă on the place where the soldiers fell in the battle of August 31, 1631, next to the cross built on the stone on February 20, 1632. Due to the inclement weather and stained glass, the original church was not preserved but was resided in stone in 1743. During the communist regime, the church was saved from demolition by the worthy patriarch Justinian Marina (1948-1977). The present paper aims to highlight the role played by the Slobozia Domnească Church in Bucharest during the First World War on the basis of documents from the parish archive (1916-1920). Thus, the work is divided into two chapters: (1) The Slobozia Domnească Church during the war (1916-1918); (2) The Slobozia Domnească Church and the aftermath of the war. The 34 documents presented for the period 1916-1918 together with the 14 documents from 1919-1920 describe another image about the history of the Romanian Orthodox Church and of Romania, as presented a century ago. The correspondence described here between the Archpriest Traian Vintilescu, of the Lower Square Deanery of the Capital, with the Epitropy of the Church and the parish priest, show unusual aspects faced by the Romanian Orthodox Church during the First World War.

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