ÎNTRE ȘCOALĂ, BISERICĂ ȘI MINISTER. CONSIDERAȚII PRIVIND VIAȚA ȘI ACTIVITATEA UNUI INTELECTUAL GRECO-CATOLIC MAI PUȚIN CUNOSCUT, AUGUSTIN CALIANI (1879-1969)
BETWEEN SCHOOL, CHURCH, AND MINISTRY. CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF A LESSER-KNOWN GREEK CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL, AUGUSTIN CALIANI (1879-1969)

Author(s): Răzvan Mihai Neagu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, 19th Century, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Cetatea de Scaun
Keywords: Blaj; education; teaching profession; priesthood; Great Union;
Summary/Abstract: The Greek Catholic Church had over time a great number of priests and scholars, who have brought many benefits to Romanian culture. Such an example, less known, was Augustin Caliani. He came from a priestly family of Aromanian origins and studied at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University in Cluj, where he acquired a good philological training. In the first part of his career, he was a teacher of classical languages (Latin and Greek) and Hungarian within the Greek-Catholic Superior Gymnasium from Blaj. Also, he was a member of the ASTRA association, the most important Romanian cultural society in Transylvania. In 1911, Augustin Caliani was ordained priest. The distinguished professor and intellectual contributed to the achievement of the Great Union on December 1st, 1918, where he participated as a delegate of the „Casina Română” in Blaj. In the interwar period, Augustin Caliani brought his contribution to the reorganization of the educational system in Transylvania, on a Romanian basis. Between 1919-1928, he was the director of the Greek Catholic Superior Gymnasium from Blaj. Subsequently, he was director of private education within the Ministry of Public Instruction in Bucharest. Through this material we want to bring to the public's attention the personality of the distinguished teacher and priest.

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