05 — Confessor under Communism

Stăniloae’s suffering under the Romanian communist regime: his arrest in 1958 and imprisonment at Aiud until 1963, in the wave of repression that swept up the intellectual-spiritual circle around the “Burning Bush” (Rugul Aprins); and the wider persecution of the Church against which his life and work must be read.

Tradition: Romanian Orthodox

This section treats the years of persecution. Imprisonment at Aiud narrates the arrest, the charges, and the imprisonment, flagging the points where the dates vary across sources; The Cost of Witness sets his imprisonment within the systematic persecution of the Romanian Orthodox Church and reflects on his silence and endurance.

Contents

File	Description
Imprisonment at Aiud	The 1958 arrest, the Rugul Aprins trial, and imprisonment at Aiud (c. 1958–1963)
The Cost of Witness	The persecution of the Church; his endurance and reticence

See Also

• The Filocalia Translation — the project interrupted by the regime and by his imprisonment
• Rehabilitation and Recognition — his return to teaching after the thaw