''Luminătorul'' ( en, The Illuminator) is a periodical of the
Metropolis of Bessarabia
The Metropolis of Bessarabia ( ro, Mitropolia Basarabiei), also referred to as the Bessarabian Orthodox Church, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan bishopric of the Romanian Orthodox Church, situated in Moldova. Its canonical jurisd ...
in
Chişinău.
History
The first edition was printed in January 1908. The first
editor in chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
was
Gurie Grosu
Gurie Grosu (; born 1 January 1877 in Nimoreni, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire – died 14 November 1943 in Bucharest, Romania) was a Bessarabian priest and the first holder of the Basarabian Metropolitan Church after 100 years of R ...
. From 1908 on,
Grigore D. Constantinescu (1875–1932),
Alexandru Baltagă
Alexandru Baltagă (April 14, 1861 – August 7, 1941) was a Bessarabian Romanian Orthodox priest, a founder of the Bessarabian religious press in the Romanian language, a member of Sfatul Țării (1917–1918), a Soviet political prisoner, and, ...
were one of the key aides of Gurie Grosu in the editing and printing of the
Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communi ...
Bessarabian religious journal Luminătorul. In the first period, this journal served also as the eparhial bulletin of Bessarabia.
Footnotes
Bibliography
* A.T. Un secol cu revista „Luminătorul” .//
Misionarul
''Misionarul'' ( en, The Missionary) is a newspaper issued by the Metropolis of Bessarabia in Chişinău.
History
The first edition was printed on October 6, 1929. The first editor in chief was Vladimir Burjacovschi (May 23, 1891, Sănătă ...
. februarie 2008, Nr. 2 (49) – p. 5
External links
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LUMINĂTORUL*
SLUJITOR LA DOUĂ ALTARE – AL SACRULUI ŞI AL CULTURII
Publications established in 1908
Romanian-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Moldova
Mass media in Chișinău
1908 establishments in the Russian Empire
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