A bust of Bishop Melchizedek Ștefănescu was inaugurated in Galațitranslated

A bust of Bishop Melchisedec Ștefănescu was inaugurated on Friday at the "Lower Dunărea de Jos" University in Galați.

The unveiling ceremony of the statue took place in front of the university's M Building, located near the Galati Archbishop's Cathedral.

Present at the inauguration of the monument, Archbishop Cassian of Lower Danube blessed the bust dedicated to the erudite hierarch.

"The monument pays a pious tribute to one of the most enlightened minds of the Romanian culture and church, a scholarly hierarch whose legacy continues to inspire entire generations of students and teachers," the university representatives said.

The inauguration was part of a series of cultural and spiritual activities carried out by the Archdiocese of the Lower Danube on the completion of three decades since the proclamation of Saint Andrew the Apostle as the protector of the city of Galați.

Bishop Melchisedec Ștefănescu Born on February 15, 1823 in the village of Gârcina, Neamţ County, Mihail Ştefănescu was the son of a country priest. After his studies in his hometown, he studied at the "Veniamin Costachi" Seminary in Iasi, which he graduated in 1843, the year in which he entered monasticism, receiving the name...