Daniel NIȚĂ-DANIELESCU (Faculty of Orthodox Theology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
THE PREFACES OF METROPOLITAN VENIAMIN COSTACHI – ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE AGE OF “NATIONAL REGEN-ERATION” AND “EUROPEAN SENTIMENT”
Keywords: Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi, homeland, prefaces, rege-neration.
Abstract: A special role in the work of Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi is played by the prefaces to works translated and printed by him, or published with his blessing and through his care. Their importance, primarily pastoral and cultural, also stems from the need to identify and recommend the most appropriate solutions to meet the challenges of his age, designated as one of “national regeneration” and “European sentiment”. Thus, responses and recommendations can be made to remove the causes of the deplorable state of affairs that legitimized, nourished and enabled the regeneration effort, such as political and social instability, the corruption of morals and the “non-development of culture”.