Ion Agârbiceanu was a Transylvanian-born Romanian writer, poet, journalist, politician and Uniate Christrian archbishop of Cluj, Romania. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Biography edit
Early Life edit
Ion Agârbiceanu was born in September 12, 1882 in Cenade, close to Blaj, then in Astro-Hungary, the second of eight children of Nicolae Agârbiceanu and Ana Agârbiceanu. His father was a forester who loved to read and subscribed to several popular publications of that time. His mother was illiterate but was considered a great narrator. At the age of 6 years, Agârbiceanu went to school in Cenade but in 3rd grade moved to Blaj, which was a cultural center in Romania at the time, to continue his studies. He also attended middle and high school in Blaj and earned his Baccalaureate degree in 1900. [1] [3] [4]
Early Career edit
From 1900 to 1904, Agârbiceanu was enrolled in the Theological Seminary of the University of Budapest and obtained his Absolutorium (Final Certificate). In 1905 had a scholarship at the University of Budapest, Faculty of Literature, Department of Classic Languages and History. The same year he published 11 titles in “Luceafarul” Magazine. In addition, Agârbiceanu published his first volume of short stories “De la țara” (From the Countryside). [1] [4]
Adult life edit
In 1906 Agârbiceanu returned to Blaj. In Blaj, he married Maria Aurelia Radu. He also became a priest in the Bucium-Sasa village in the Apușeni Mountains until 1910 and then became the priest of Orlat, Sibiu County. During World War I Agârbiceanu was a refugee in Ramnicu-Valcea and then in Moldova. From 1918 he functioned as the director of the “Patria” newspaper until 1927 and then of “Tribuna” newspaper from 1938 to 1940, both in Cluj, Romania. Between 1919 and 1926 he was a member of the Romanian Parlament, and for a period of time was Vice-President of the Senate. From 1930 to 1931, Agârbiceanu was Archbishop of Cluj-Gherla, the Uniat Greek Catholic Church. Agârbiceanu was a prolific writer during all this period of time was appreciated and received numerous distinctions during his lifetime. He became a correspondent member of the Romanian Academy in 1919 and the a full member in 1955. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ion Agârbiceanu died on May 28, 1963 and was buried in the Hajongard Cemetery in Cluj. His grave was declared a historic monument in 2012. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Books published edit
- De la țară
- În clasa cultă
- Două iubiri
- În întuneric
- Arhanghelii
- Luncușoara în Păresemi
- Popa Man
- Ceasuri de seară
- Trăsurica verde
- Chipuri de ceară
- Spaima
- Dezamăgire
- Legea trupului
- Legea minții
- Stana
- Biruința
- Dolor. Zbuciumul lui Ilarie Bogdan
- Răbojul lui Sfântu Petru
- Sectarii
- Amintirile
- Jandarmul
- Domnișoara Ana
- În pragul vieții
- Vremuri și oameni. Lumea nouă
- Vâltoarea
- Din copilărie
- Din munți și din câmpii
- File din cartea naturii
- Faraonii
- Strigoiul
- Din pragul marei treceri
- Fața de lumină a creștinismului
- Intâiul Drum
- Nepoata lui moș Mitruț [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Zaciu, Mircea (1972). Ion Agârbiceanu. București, Romania: Editura Minerva.
- ^ a b c d Zaciu, Mircea (1982). Ceasuri de seară cu Ion Agârbiceanu(mărturii, comentarii, arhivă). Cluj, Romania: Editura Dacia.
- ^ a b c d e Vatamaniuc, Dimitrie (1974). Ion Agârbiceanu. Biobliografie. București, Romania: Editura Enciclopedică, 1974.
- ^ a b c d e f Zaciu, Mircea; Papahagi, Marian; Sasu, Aurel (1995). Dicționarul scriitorilor români. București, Romania: Editura Fundației Culturale Române.
- ^ a b c Simion, Eugen (2004). Dicționarul general al literaturii române. București, Romania: Editura Univers Enciclopedic.