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Diocese Of CaransebeÈ™
The Diocese of Caransebeș () is a Romanian Orthodox diocese based in Caransebeș, Romania, in the historic region of the Banat, and covering Caraș-Severin County. Established by the 17th century, it was moved to present-day Serbia during the 18th century, before being restored in 1865. It was dissolved in 1949 and revived in its current form in 1994. History and description Restoration and subsequent activity Bishops are attested in Caransebeș at the end of the 17th century and into the 18th, some of them Serbs, others Romanian. The bishop's residence was moved to Vršac (''Vârșeț'') in 1775;History of the Caransebeș Diocese at the Caransebeș Diocese site; accessed September 27, 2012 the precise date is uncertain and other sources mention 1749. Ovid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Șaguna
Andrei Șaguna (; 20 January 1808, Miskolc, Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungary – 28 June 1873, Nagyszeben, Kingdom of Hungary (1867–1918), Hungary) was a Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania, and one of the Romanians, Romanian community political leaders in the Habsburg monarchy, especially active during the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas, 1848 Revolution. He was an honorary list of members of the Romanian Academy, member of the Romanian Academy. Early life He was Aromanians, Aromanian in origin, his family having settled with Naum Șaguna (Andrei's father) in Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungary from Grabova, now Albania. With the guidance of local Piarists, Șaguna's parents had opted to convert to Roman Catholicism, seeking to obtain a better status than the Second-class citizen, second-class one reserved for most Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox subjects of the Habsburgs. However, the Șagunas most likely c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
