November 10, 1508: The first book printed on Romanian territory appearstranslated

On November 10, 1508, the printing of Macarie's Liturgy was completed, considered the first printing in Romanian space.

The book had the text in the Slavonic language and contained the liturgies of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great and the previously sanctified Gifts, along with the service of the Parastas (commemoration of the dead), the Molitfa (the prayer for the forgiveness of sins) and other liturgical texts.

The printing was done at the Dealu Monastery, with the support of ruler Radu cel Mare, who set up the first printing press in Wallachia in the monastic settlement.

The beautiful ornaments, frontispieces and red and black latrines that adorn this rare print are inspired by the manuscript tradition of Gavriil Uric's school at Neamţ Monastery.

In addition to the Liturghier from 1508, an Octoih appeared in 1510 and a Tetraevangel in 1512. All these were printed in Slavonic.

Photo source: Lumina newspaper