Father Ilie Imbrescu, a promoter of Christian Romania
Ilie Imbrescu was born on 26 April 1909 in Dalboșeț, Caraș County, in the family of a Banat priest. In a letter to his wife dated 1 April 1945, Ilie Imbrescu wrote about his origins and his nationalism: “[…] I am the son of a priest. I was born in the valley of Almăjului – the Romanian “valley of song” of Banat. I grew up amid the harmonious sounds of the choirs, brass bands and folk games of the peasants whom my father tended. […] Since then, the “madness” of song has accompanied me everywhere and always, because I love […]