Andrei Șaguna
Romanian saint and metropolitan of Transylvania (1808–1873) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the village bearing his name, see Zimandu Nou.
Andrei Șaguna (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ʃaˈɡuna]; 20 January 1808, Miskolc, Hungary – 28 June 1873, Nagyszeben, Hungary) was a Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania, and one of the Romanian community political leaders in the Habsburg monarchy, especially active during the 1848 Revolution. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.
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St. Andrei Șaguna | |
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Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania | |
Born | 20 January 1808 Miskolc, Hungary |
Died | 28 June 1873 Nagyszeben, Hungary |
Venerated in | Romanian Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 2011-10-29, Sibiu by the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu |
Feast | 30 November (NS) |
Patronage | Romania |
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