Nicolae Țoțea – the mystic who patiently bore the nation’s cross
We were taken across the road to the cell in the inside corner of the Section [1]. There are many comrades here. […] The last one is the famous Nicolae Țoțea, who has been in prison for almost two decades. A man who has spent most of his life in prison. When you look at him and think about it, you get the chills! […] Poor Nicolae Țoțea carries his cross on the endless ordeal of his youth. He was a graduate of the Normal School[2] when he was sent to prison in 1941. After a quarter of a century […]