Melchisedec Ștefănescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Melchisedec Ștefănescu

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1823

Place of Birth: Gârcina, Neamț County, Romania

Date of Death: 16-May-1892

Profession: historian, translator

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Melchisedec ?tefanescu (Romanian pronunciation: [?melkise'dek ?tef?'nesku]; born Mihail ?tefanescu [miha'il]; 27 February [O.S.
15 February] 1823 – 28 May [O.S.
16 May] 1892) was a Moldavian, later Romanian historian and bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
A native of the Piatra Neam? area, he was educated at Ia?i and in Kiev.
After a decade of teaching seminary, he became a bishop, serving at Hu?i, Ismail, briefly in Gala?i and then in Roman until his death.
He was involved in politics, especially around the time the United Principalities came into being, and was a steadfast supporter of Alexandru Ion Cuza's reforms, including the secularization of monastic estates.
A historian appreciated by his peers, Melchisedec published over sixty works.
After his death, his property and money went toward setting up the Romanian Academy Library, sending students on scholarship to Imperial Russia and establishing a foundation that continues its activities in Roman.