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Criminals, Martyrs or Saints? Romania’s Prison Saints Debate Revisited

  • The historical role played by the Orthodox Church and individual priests as both conspirators with and opponents to Ceauşescu’s rule continues to be debated in Romania today. Recent developments appear to associate the Church with a controversial movement that advocates for the canonisation of former political prisoners of Orthodox faith, some of whom were members of the fascist Iron Guard movement of interwar Romania. The article provides background and assesses the debate that spans issues ofThe historical role played by the Orthodox Church and individual priests as both conspirators with and opponents to Ceauşescu’s rule continues to be debated in Romania today. Recent developments appear to associate the Church with a controversial movement that advocates for the canonisation of former political prisoners of Orthodox faith, some of whom were members of the fascist Iron Guard movement of interwar Romania. The article provides background and assesses the debate that spans issues of historical justice, memory and religion.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25626/0081
Creator and project details
Author:Monica CiobanuGND
Editor:Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND
Publishing Institution:Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Title details
Title (English):Criminals, Martyrs or Saints? Romania’s Prison Saints Debate Revisited
Parent Title (English):Cultures of History Forum
Release Date:2020/08/24
Date of Publication (online):2020/02/12
Date of first Publication:2018/02/19
Language:English
Subject indexing
DDC-Classification:9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie
Collections:Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena)
Tag:Iron Guard; Orthodox Church; Romania; canonization; justice; memory; political prisoners; priests
GND Keyword:Rumänien; Orthodoxe Kirche; Eiserne Garde; politische Verfolgung; Priester; Heiligsprechung
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File Size:3216 KB
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