Hiding and spreading of the spiritual books
[Valeriu Gafencu n.n.] managed to save a Bible from the initial searches. He opened it in bundles and managed, by risky means, to pass it on to other cells. Parts of the Bible were then memorised, in particular Chapter 13 of the Letter to the Corinthians, the Sermon on the Mount from the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of John, Psalm 50 and the Psalms of the Matins. The fascicles were distributed throughout the dungeon and were eagerly followed by the jailers. If one was found in a cell, all were punished. Separate, partial and some general searches were carried […]