() was the

Metropolitan of Moldavia The Metropolis of Moldavia and Bucovina, in Iași, Romania, is a Metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolis of the Romanian Orthodox Church. History The Metropolis of Moldavia was set up in 1386 and recognized in 1401 by the Ecumenical Pa ...

(1632-1653). He edited the Romanian Book of Learning in 1643.

History

In 1643, the Moldavian Prince

Vasile Lupu Lupu Coci, known as Vasile Lupu (; 1595 – 1661), was the voivode of Moldavia between 1634 and 1653. He was of Albanian and Greek origin. Lupu had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and managed to h ...

sponsored the Books of Homilies translated by

Varlaam from Slavonic into Romanian (''pre limba Romeniască'') and titled ''Carte Românească de Învățătură'' (Romanian Book of Learning). The foreword by Prince Lupu says that it is addressed to the entire Romanian nation everywhere (''la toată semenția românească de pretutindeni''). The book, also known as "Cazania of Varlaam" (Varlaam's Homiliary), was the first ever printed in Moldavia and large numbers of copies spread in the neighboring provinces inhabited by Romanian speakers. The book was the first print of

Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...

Books

* '' Cazania lui Varlaam'', 1643 * ''Response to the Calvinist Catechism''

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Vasile Motoc VARLAAM - biografie - (opera si scrierile)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Motoc, Varlaam 1657 deaths Romanian Orthodox metropolitan bishops Year of birth unknown