Father Arsenie has reposed in the Lord today, Tuesday 19 July 2011, at 11:00 in the morning. He was one of the greatest Romanian spiritual fathers in the second half of the 20th century.
He was born on August 15, 1913 in Misleanu, a village in southern Romania. His baptism name was Anghel. His grandfather was a Vlach shepherd.
After WWII he was received at Cozia Monastery. He became a monk at Sihastria Monastery. He later became abbot of Slatina Monastery.
Hearing that the communists wanted to arrest him, he lived as a hermit for several years, along with Father Cleopa Ilie. He was arrested in 1958 and released in 1964.
In 1976 he became the spiritual father of a female monastery, called Techirghiol. It is here where he reposed in the Lord. He will be buried here on Thursday 21 July.
May his memory be eternal!
Read also:
Părintele Arsenie Papacioc: "Viaţa înseamnă moarte continuă”
Elder Arsenie Papacioc: Don't Judge Priests
These are a few recordings of him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpJY6S0A4c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRHIW5FrHk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o7UGLTauHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjjjiYeuMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyeOlx22ftk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsWytL8ee4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFID-ZHdPiA
He was born on August 15, 1913 in Misleanu, a village in southern Romania. His baptism name was Anghel. His grandfather was a Vlach shepherd.
After WWII he was received at Cozia Monastery. He became a monk at Sihastria Monastery. He later became abbot of Slatina Monastery.
Hearing that the communists wanted to arrest him, he lived as a hermit for several years, along with Father Cleopa Ilie. He was arrested in 1958 and released in 1964.
In 1976 he became the spiritual father of a female monastery, called Techirghiol. It is here where he reposed in the Lord. He will be buried here on Thursday 21 July.
May his memory be eternal!
Read also:
Părintele Arsenie Papacioc: "Viaţa înseamnă moarte continuă”
Elder Arsenie Papacioc: Don't Judge Priests
These are a few recordings of him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpJY6S0A4c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRHIW5FrHk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o7UGLTauHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjjjiYeuMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyeOlx22ftk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsWytL8ee4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFID-ZHdPiA