AUTHOR: George ENACHE THE EVOLUTION OF ROMANIAN MONACHISM IN XIX-XX CENTURIES Danubius, XL, Galati, 2022, pp. 133-192. Abstract In this study, a systematic analysis of the legislation adopted by the Romanian state regarding the status of monasticism is carried out, and the regulations adopted by the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding monasticism are also studied. Legislation…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE Danubius, XXX, Galaţi, 2012, pp. 375-422.   Abstract After Marshal Ion Antonescu’s dictatorship had fallen on August 23, 1944, the Romanian society tried to go back to a democratic system of values. Unfortunately, Romania’s entering the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence eventually led to the instauration of an original kind of democracy:…

AUTHOR: George SPIRIDON TRAIAN DORZ’S ATTEMPTS TO LEGALIZE „GOD’S ARMY” Danubius, XXXII, Galati, 2014, pp. 383-398. Abstract In 1948, shortly after Communism took over the power in Romania, the religious associations functioning within the Romanian Orthodox Church were abolished. Nevertheless, a revival group within the Romanian Orthodox Church continued to exist throughout the entire Communist…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE THE ALLIANCES AND THE CONFRONTATION FOR POWER WITHIN THE HIERARCHY OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN AUGUST 1944 AND FEBRUARY 1948 Danubius, XXXII, Galati, 2014, pp. 307-344. Abstract After August, 23-rd, 1944, the Communist powers from Romania, supported by the Soviet army and the Soviet occupation authorities, started to…

AUTHOR: George ENACHE Danubius, XXXVIII, Galaţi, 2020, pp. 425-444. Abstract The Romanian Orthodox Church has developed in the public space, after 1989, its own narrative about the sufferings endured during the communist regime, highlighting the names of those persons (priests, monks or laypersons) who were detained in the communist prisons as martyrs of faith. Through…