February 4, 1925 – by Establishing the Patriarchate in the Romanian Orthodox Church, “By the Will of God and through Its own powers, the Romanian people came to show, within Its intact ancient borders and in its freedoms, Its Perfect Maturity and National Strength”

Abstract. The paper presents the fundamental acts, made public in the press of the time, of the establishment of the institution of the Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in 1925. After obtaining and recognizing Independence (1877/9 May-1878/1 June), the proclamation of the kingdom (14/26 March 1881) and the obtaining of autocephaly (1885/25 April) – the establishment of the Patriarchate came as a normal fact in the evolution of the young modern Romanian state.

Keywords: Patriarch Miron Cristea, Romanian Patriarchate, Nicolae Iorga, Alexandru Lapedatu

DOI       10.56082/annalsarscihist.2026.1.102

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^* Associate member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, Director of the Center for Historical and Archaeological Sciences of the European Institute for Multidisciplinary Research.

PUBLISHED in

Annals
Academy of Romanian Scientists
Series on History and Archaeology

Volume 18 no 1, 2026

ISSN ONLINE 2067 – 5682
ISSN PRINT 2066 – 8597