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Nicodim (), born Nicolae Munteanu (; 6 December 1864,
Pipirig
Pipirig is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Boboiești, Dolhești, Leghin, Pâțâligeni, Pipirig, Pluton, and Stânca.
Natives
* Nicodim, born Nicolae Munteanu (1864–1948), Patriarch o ...
,
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,76 ...
,
Romania
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– 27 February 1948,
Bucharest
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), was the head of the
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches, and one of ...
(
Patriarch of All Romania
The Patriarch of All Romania ( ro, Patriarh al Întregii Românii; ) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as ''Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens o ...
) between 1939 and 1948.
Biography
He studied theology at the
Kiev-Mohyla Academy
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ( NaUKMA) ( uk, Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» (НаУКМА)) is a national, research university located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The ...
,
Russian Empire
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and became a monk at
Neamț Monastery
The Neamț Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Neamț) is a Romanian Orthodox religious settlement, one of the oldest and most important of its kind in Romania. It was built in the 15th century, and it is an example of medieval Moldavian architecture. ...
in 1894.
Nicodim was supportive of the
Royal Family of Romania and a notable
anti-Communist
Anti-communism is Political movement, political and Ideology, ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, w ...
, refusing to give support for the Soviet-backed
Communist regime
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in the process of installation in
Romania
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in 1945–1947. Immediately, rumors circulated to the effect that he had been murdered, perhaps with Soviet approval. However, all available evidence indicates the patriarch died of natural causes.
Adrian Cioroianu
Adrian Mihai Cioroianu (born January 5, 1967, Craiova, Romania) is a Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist. A lecturer for the History Department at the University of Bucharest, he is the author of several books dealing with R ...
, ''Focul ascuns în piatră'', p. 310. Bucharest: Editura Polirom, 2002,
Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the
Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral
The Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral (also known as the Metropolitan Church) is a functioning religious and civic landmark, on Dealul Mitropoliei, in Bucharest, Romania. It is located near the Palace of the Chamber of Deputies of the Patria ...
in
Bucharest
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, next to the first Patriarch of Romania
Miron Cristea
Miron Cristea (; monastic name of Elie Cristea ; 20 July 1868 – 6 March 1939) was a Romanian cleric and politician.
A bishop in Hungarian-ruled Transylvania, Cristea was elected Metropolitan-Primate of the Orthodox Church of the newly unifie ...
.
Notes
External links
Nicodim Munteanu on the Romanian Patriarchate website
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Patriarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church
People from Neamț County
Romanian anti-communist clergy
1864 births
1948 deaths
Burials at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni
Honorary members of the Romanian Academy
Romanian monarchists
Romanian anti-communists