Andrei Șaguna
Andreas Freiherr von Schaguna ( Andrei Şaguna * 20th January 1809 in Miskolc in Hungary , † 28. June 1873 in Sibiu ) was an Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania from the ethnic group of the Vlachs . He fought for the rights of the Orthodox and Romanians in Transylvania. In 1851 he founded the Romanian grammar school in Kronstadt , which today bears his name.
Șaguna was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy and the first president of ASTRA .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schaguna, Andreas Freiherr von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 29th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1875, pp. 86–89 ( digitized version ).
- Keith Hitchins: Şaguna, Andreiu , in: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 4. Munich 1981, pp. 73 f.
- MD Peyfuss : Șaguna Andreiu (Anastasiu) Early from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 378.
- Johann Schneider : The Sibiu Metropolitan Andrei Șaguna. Reform and renewal of the Orthodox Church in Transylvania and Hungary after 1848 . (= Studia Transylvanica ; 32). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne et al. 2005.
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| SURNAME | Șaguna, Andrei |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miskolc |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1873 |
| Place of death | Sibiu |