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Mihai Iștvanovici
Mihai or Mihail Iștvanovici (Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Мiхаи Iщвановичь, ka, მიხაი იშტვანოვიჩი, tr, mikhai isht'vanovichi, hu, Istvánovics Mihály), also known as Ișvanovici, Iștanovici, Ștefanovici or Stepaneshvili (სტეფანეშვილი; ), was a Wallachian typographer, Letter cutting, letter cutter, typeface designer, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox clergyman and poet, mainly noted for his work in the Kingdom of Kartli (modern-day Georgia (country), Georgia). His early life is entirely obscure, but possibly tied to the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Transylvanian Principality, and his surname has been read by some authors as indicative of a more or less distant Hungarians, Hungarian origin—though his presumed father was a Serb. His debut as a printer was registered at Snagov Monastery, outside the Wallachian capital of Bucharest, but in 1699 he was active at Alba Iulia in Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; german: Karlsburg or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; hu, Gyulafehérvár; la, Apulum) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the Mureș River in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of 63,536 (). During ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1542 and 1690 it was the capital of the principality of Transylvania. At one point it also was a center of the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania with suffragan to Vad diocese.Maksym Mayorov. Metropolitan of Kiev and other Eastern Orthodox Churches before 1686 (Київська митрополія та інші православні церкви перед 1686 роком ) Likbez. 16 December 2018 On 1 December 1918, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in Alba Iulia, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
