FEBRUARY 4, 1925 – BY ESTABLISHING THE PATRIARCHATE IN THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, “BY THE WILL OF GOD AND THROUGH ITS OWN POWERS, THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE CAME TO SHOW, WITHIN ITS INTACT ANCIENT BORDERS AND IN ITS FREEDOMS, ITS PERFECT MATURITY AND NATIONAL STRENGTH”
Abstract
The paper presents the fundamental acts, made public in the press of the time, of the establishment of the institution of the Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in 1925. After obtaining and recognizing Independence (1877/9 May-1878/1 June), the proclamation of the kingdom (14/26 March 1881) and the obtaining of autocephaly (1885/25 April) – the establishment of the Patriarchate came as a normal fact in the evolution of the young modern Romanian state.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Balkans: History
Politics
Society
Central European national history
Theology and Canon Law Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on History and Archaeology
- Volume
- 18
- Pages
- 102–161
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN