A martyr from Muscel: Father Nicolae Mănescu
Nicolae Mănescu was born on 30 November 1884 in Berevoești, in the family of Nicolae and Ana Mănescu. He studied law and theology. He was married to Lucretia Diaconescu, with whom he had two daughters. He was ordained priest on 10 December 1910 in the parish of Contești, from where he was transferred in 1912 to Apa Sărată, Câmpulung Commune, Muscel County. His wife died in 1944[1]. During the First World War, Father Mănescu, as a military priest, participated in the First Division Ambulance, where he distinguished himself and was appreciated by the doctors: “He was always among the troops […]