Father Ioan Mitrică, martyr for Christ during the communist regime
Ioan Mitrică was born in the house of the Aromanian merchant Hristea Mitrică. Following the example of his older brother Marin, who had entered the priesthood, Ioan Mitrică attended the Theological Seminary “St. Gregory the Decapolite” in Craiova, class of 1928, and was ordained priest in 1937 by the Bishop of Râmnic Noul Severin, Vartolomeu Stănescu, in the church of his native village, dedicated to “St. Nicholas”. A worthy priest, he paid particular attention to the faithful, with whose help he collected money for the cemetery and the needs of the cult. He helped the poor with money and food. […]