Neculai – Pure soul, maidenly and eager for harmony

In him who has a pure, virginal soul, the highest calls spoke. I knew him well. He’s shy, like a girl. When I saw him get tougher, I smiled because his soul is so good that I never imagined he could hit anyone. Very intelligent and harmonious. The thirst for the highest ideals brought us together. A friendship that cannot be overshadowed by any power, because it is based on love. Neculai’s friendship with me was a real miracle for me, because personal will was completely absent. God worked through love and truth.

(Valeriu Gafencu, characterisation made in Aiud, 1945 in “The student Valeriu Gafencu. The Saint of the Romanian Prisons”, edited by Nicolae Trifoiu, Napoca Star Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 1998, p. 198)