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The portrait of a forgotten metropolitan - Vasile Lazarescu (1894-1969), Dr. in Theology, Metropolitan of Banat (1947-1961)


Mirela-Ioana Borchin, The portrait of a forgotten metropolitan - Vasile Lazarescu (1894-1969), Dr. in Theology, Metropolitan of Banat (1947-1961)
The article evokes the personality of Metropolitan of Banat, Vasile Lăzărescu. It highlights the time of his theological and cultural preparation, his pastoral work as bishop of Caransebes (1933-1940), bishop of Timisoara (1940-1947) and later as bishop of Banat (1947-1961). It also reviews his theological writings. Metropolitan Vasile Lăzărescu will be remembered as a worthy hierarch of the Church of Christ, a man of integrity and uncompromising about faith.

Keywords:  Metropolitan Vasile Lăzărescu, Banat, Orthodox Church


 

MIRELA-IOANA BORCHIN