170 years since Saint Andrei Şaguna was ordained bishop (April 18 1848).
Historical and canonical analysis of documents
The life, activity and work of Saint Andrei Şaguna, the Metropolitan of
Transylvania, are well-known due to the special academic researches led by
Romanian and foreign historians and theologians. However, official archives and
libraries from Romania and from abroad still possess many original sources
regarding the Transylvanian Metropolitan’s life and activity that can bring
clarifications about his work and will contribute to a more complete outline of
his pastoral and theological activity. Our work explores two such very
important documents regarding the appointment of Archimandrite Andrei Şaguna as
the Transylvanian Orthodox Bishop by Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria on February
5, 1848 and his ordination by Metropolitan Iosif Raiacici in the metropolitan
cathedral of Karlowitz (Sremski Karlovci) on April 18, 1848. Our research
reviews these two important documents in the historical, canonical, and
political context of the period.
Mircea Gheorghe Abrudan, RĂZVAN PERŞA
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