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Valeriu Gafencu
Valeriu Gafencu (24 January 1921 – 18 February 1952) was a member of the Iron Guard who was active during the Legionnaires' rebellion. Arrested by the state authorities in 1941, he died 11 years later at . He was declared "Saint of the Prisons" by theologian Nicolae Steinhardt for his "exemplary Christian conduct and devotion to those in suffering", and the Romanian Orthodox Church was reportedly considering his canonization in 2013. Biography Gafencu was born in 1921 in Sîngerei, at the time a city in Bessarabia, a region in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Romania (now in the Republic of Moldova). He attended the Ion Creangă High School in Bălți, where Eugen Coșeriu, Sergiu Grossu, Vadim Pirogan, Ovidiu Creangă, and Valentin Mândâcanu were his classmates. Shortly after he graduated in 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Bessarabia and northern Bukovina; as a result, Gafencu and his family took refuge in Romania. Gafencu was declared an honorary citizen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sîngerei
Sîngerei (also spelled Sângerei) is a city in Moldova and the seat of Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrănești. History During the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Sângerei, in Bălți County, Romania. Between 1944 and 1991 the city was named Lazovsk, after the name of Moldovan communist Sergey Lazo. Media * Jurnal FM – 95.2 MHz * Eco FM – 100.2 MHz Notable people * Anton Crihan * Vasile Gafencu * Ion Hadârcă * Petru Hadârcă * Vitalie Nagacevschi International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Sîngerei is twinned with: * Hârlău, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ... Gallery File:Stamp of Moldova md021std.jpg References Cities and towns in Moldova Bălți County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
