His famous literary work is the Istoria ieroglifica, the first original composition in Romanian that was neither religious nor a chronicle: it is part-novel, part-political treatise, part-philosophical meditation on the nature of man. His work reflects the new intellectual horizons of the eighteenth century.
There is a great temptation to think that holiness is for other people; that a holy life is beyond the reach of…
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured…
As I hope you will know by now, we will be celebrating the Centenary of the consecration of our church on the weekend…
I have a not-so-secret passion for traditional Romanian textiles. From Oltenian rugs to the richly-embroidered forms of traditional dress, the designs and motifs…
Embroidered on the screen that shielded the King from view as he was anointed at his coronation were the words: ‘All shall be…
