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3. "Bereaved Virgin Mary", icon on glass, Șcheii Brașovului workshop, the second half of the 19th century, offered by Father Arsenie Boca to Father Ieronim Grovu from Sâmbăta de Sus (nicknamed "Starețul", "The Elder"), on the back with the dedication and signature of Arsenie Boca, dated August 25, 1945, absolute rarity
Starting price
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 350
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 17.000
Session
Wed, 8 December 2021 19:00
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On the Friday of the Life-Giving Fountain in 1940, Arsenie Boca, named Zian Boca, is ordained a monk. In 1942 he was elevated to the priestly rank and appointed abbot of the Brâncoveanu Monastery. Already since 1940 he started at the Monastery from Sâmbăta de Sus what was called "the movement of spiritual revival from Sâmbăta", about which Nichifor Crainic commented: "What an uplifting weather when the all of Avram Iancu's country moves in pilgrimage, singing with the snow chest-high, towards Sâmbăta de Sus, the foundation of the martyred voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu! ". He becomes famous as a great confessor, and Father Cleopa would try to contact him through letters, which were intercepted and confiscated by the Securitate. In the winter of 1944, Professor Nichifor Crainic checked, while at Sâmbăta de Sus, the abbot Arsenie Boca and Serafim Popescu's translation of the Philokalia. After the occupation of the country by the Soviet army, the hieromonk Arsenie was arrested for the first time in Râmnicu Vâlcea on July 17, 1945, on charges of active participation in the Legionary Movement. He was released on July 30, 1945, under pressure from the church. He was arrested again on May 14, 1948, for his help to the anti-communist fighters, former legionaries trained and parachuted by the Americans in the Făgăraș Mountains. Being one of the martyrs of the communist prisons, he was transferred from one gulag to another, including the Canal. His tomb is today one of the most significant places of pilgrimage in Romania, visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims.
Dimensions
width 44 cm, height 50 cm, custom 50 Ã 44 cm
Description
tempera and gold foil on glass, stained frame, decorated with comb
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Detalii
On the Friday of the Life-Giving Fountain in 1940, Arsenie Boca, named Zian Boca, is ordained a monk. In 1942 he was elevated to the priestly rank and appointed abbot of the Brâncoveanu Monastery. Already since 1940 he started at the Monastery from Sâmbăta de Sus what was called "the movement of spiritual revival from Sâmbăta", about which Nichifor Crainic commented: "What an uplifting weather when the all of Avram Iancu's country moves in pilgrimage, singing with the snow chest-high, towards Sâmbăta de Sus, the foundation of the martyred voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu! ". He becomes famous as a great confessor, and Father Cleopa would try to contact him through letters, which were intercepted and confiscated by the Securitate. In the winter of 1944, Professor Nichifor Crainic checked, while at Sâmbăta de Sus, the abbot Arsenie Boca and Serafim Popescu's translation of the Philokalia. After the occupation of the country by the Soviet army, the hieromonk Arsenie was arrested for the first time in Râmnicu Vâlcea on July 17, 1945, on charges of active participation in the Legionary Movement. He was released on July 30, 1945, under pressure from the church. He was arrested again on May 14, 1948, for his help to the anti-communist fighters, former legionaries trained and parachuted by the Americans in the Făgăraș Mountains. Being one of the martyrs of the communist prisons, he was transferred from one gulag to another, including the Canal. His tomb is today one of the most significant places of pilgrimage in Romania, visited daily by hundreds of pilgrims.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 44 cm, height 50 cm, custom 50 Ã 44 cm
Description
tempera and gold foil on glass, stained frame, decorated with comb
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