Un mitropolit cu iniţiativă: Neofit de la Crit. (Romanian)

Neofit the Cretan, a Metropolitan taking the initiative. (English)

Neofit the Cretan spent most of his life in Valachia, where he came as a teacher to Constantin Mavrocordat's children. His ascent is very rapid as he benefits from the lord's total support, who deeply appreciates his high culture and interferes to promote him Metropolitan of Mirele Lichiei, and then Metropolitan of Valachia, from 1738 until 1753. He has an essential role in the process of introducing Romanian language into church, as many books are printed into Romanian during his time. Cultivated, practical and very active, he is no less a stimulating voice to his parishioners, his actions taking sometimes the form of social reforms [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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