Emanoil Păsculescu-Orlea, the servant from Mihai Vodă
Emanoil Păsculescu-Orlea was one of the priests who suffered during the communist persecution. Originally from Olt region, the priest made history at the Mihai Voda Church in Bucharest, where he managed to create a strong community, spiritually built on the letter of the true faith. The Communists condemned him for his beliefs, but the Church still counts him among those who had the courage to defend it. Emanoil Păsculescu-Orlea was born on 9 June 1901 in the commune of Orlea, Romanați County (now Olt County), in the family of Constantin and Anna. He attended primary school in his hometown, and […]