Nicodim (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈdim]), born Nicolae Munteanu ([nikoˈla.e munˈte̯anu]; 6 December 1864, Pipirig, Neamț County, Romania – 27 February 1948, Bucharest), was the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarch of All Romania) between 1939 and 1948.
Patriarch Nicodim of Romania | |
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| By God's mercy, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Ungro-Vlachia, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of All Romania | |
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| Church | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| See | Bucharest |
| Installed | 5 July 1939 |
| Term ended | 27 February 1948 |
| Predecessor | Patriarch Miron of Romania |
| Successor | Patriarch Justinian of Romania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolae Munteanu 6 December 1864 |
| Died | 27 February 1948 (aged 83) Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
| Buried | Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire |
Biography
editHe studied theology at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Russian Empire and became a monk at Neamț Monastery in 1894. Nicodim was supportive of the Royal Family of Romania and a notable anti-Communist, refusing to give support for the Soviet-backed Communist regime in the process of installation in Romania in 1945–1947.[citation needed] 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.[1]
Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, next to the first Patriarch of Romania Miron Cristea.
Notes
edit- ^ Adrian Cioroianu, Focul ascuns în piatră, p. 310. Bucharest: Editura Polirom, 2002, ISBN 978-973-68-1076-3
External links
edit- (in Romanian) Nicodim Munteanu on the Romanian Patriarchate website