The activity of the Roman Catholic Association Dumitru Mărtinaș

Symposiums, festivities, summer camps, events, reactions, positions and participation in activities organized by public institutions or other organizations.

Actions organized by the Roman Catholic Association Dumitru Mărtinaș

and activities in which the association participated

1 . The days of Andrei Şaguna (June 24-July 23, 2023) - Sfântu Gheorghe - Reci - Dobârlău… see here >>> 2 . The national conference "Solidarity of the slopes..." - Iași - June 2023"… see here >>> 3 . The symposium "Centenary of the coronation from Alba Iulia. 1922 - 2022"… see here >>> 4 . Scientific communication session - Coroieni, Maramureș county… see here >>> 5 . Izvoru Mureșului, national scientific communications session - 2021… see here >>> 6 . Cultural-scientific event at 20 years of activity of the association… see here >>> 7 . County Symposium - Catholics of Moldova - History, identity, origins… see here >>> 8 . The Symposium - Social and political emancipation in modern Romania… see here >>> 9 . The national symposium - Vasile Pârvan… see here >>> 1 0 . Summer camp with the Youth Social Club project… see here >>> 1 1 . Romania's National Anthem Day… see here >>> 1 2 . Unveiling the bust dedicated to professor Dumitru Mărtinaș… see here >>> 1 3 . Romania's national day. Historical significance and importance… see here >>> 1 4 . Photography exhibition - Roman Catholic village in Bacău. history and present… see here >>> 1 5 . The project - European Youth Club… see here >>> 1 6 . The centenary of the battles on the Cosna hill. Romanian heroes from High 789… see here >>> 1 7 . Scientific communication session - Catholic heroes in the First World War… see here >>> 1 8 . Catholics from Moldova in the days of Miron Cristea… see here >>> 1 9 . Izvoru Mureșului Summer University 2016 - About Roman Catholics in Moldova… see here >>> 2 0 . The official sites of the Diocese of Iași and the monographic research… see here >>> 2 1 . Izvoru Mureșului Summer University 2015 - About Roman Catholics in Moldova… see here >>> 2 2 . Izvoru Mureșului Summer University 2014 - The issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova… see here >>> 2 3 . Reaction to the photo exhibition in Italy, "Csango - Mostra fotografica di Stefano Marzoli"… see here >>>

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County symposium

MOLDOVA CATHOLICS - HISTORY, IDENTITY, ORIGINS

“Henri Coandă” Theoretical High School in Bacău organized on May 30, 2019, the County Symposium “Catholics in Moldova - History, Identity, Origins”, an initiative carried out within the Secondary Education Project (ROSE), Grant Scheme for High Schools. This activity was dictated by the religious specifics of Bacău County, in which the Roman Catholic communities have a significant share. The purpose of the symposium was to offer students and teachers of the Theoretical High School "Henri Coanda", but also the local community, public and scientific, the opportunity to learn about elements that define the specifics of Roman Catholics in Moldova. At the same time, the symposium aimed at promoting cultural diversity, tolerance and identity values, as well as establishing a scientific framework conducive to debates on the above-mentioned issues. The coordinators of the symposium, Prof. Frâncu Simona Elena and Prof. Manolache Gheorghe, involved a large number of students and members of the faculty, in an activity that reaffirmed the fact that Roman Catholics have faithfully kept their dress, traditions, customs and love of country, but especially their Catholic faith, as a natural consequence of inherited Latinity. At the same time, together with the organizers, a significant contribution was made by a series of guests, representatives of local cultural institutions and non-governmental organizations: the Museum Complex "Iulian Antonescu" and the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Martinaș". During the symposium, scientific presentations related to the issues of Roman Catholics in Moldova were given by Prof. Dr. Anton Coșa ("A journey in the history of Catholics in Moldova"), Prof. Frâncu Simona Elena ("People who were - Dumitru Mărtinaș ”), Prof. Dr. Manolache Gheorghe (“ Geographical distribution of the habitat of Catholic communities in Moldova until the end of the seventeenth century, according to the testimonies of foreign travelers and missionaries ”), Prof. Frâncu Daniel (“ Mihail Kogălniceanu and the political rights of Catholics from Moldova ”), Prof. Budău Angela (“ The life of Catholics in the diocese of Bacău ”). Among the beneficiaries of the project were students of the National Catholic College "Saint Joseph" and the National College of Art "George Apostu", who were directly involved, through PowerPoint presentations, results from research activities (students Benchea Paula - " Ensemble Zdrăbuleanca ”and Porondi Melinda -“ Ethnography Collection Priest Vasile Heisu, Răcăciuni ”, coordinated by prof. Frâncu Simona-Elena), but also through graphic works. From the perspective of recent migration phenomena, which dominate the demographic evolution of rural Roman Catholic communities, the symposium ended with a debate on "The traditional Romanian village in the context of European integration", mediated by Prof. Dr. Manolache Gheorghe. Images from the symposium

The symposium “Social and political emancipation. New perspectives and interpretations ”.

BUCHAREST: THE STRUGGLE OF CATHOLICS IN MOLDOVA FOR CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (1859-1918)

Between September 20-21, 2016, at the "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest, the scientific symposium took place: “Social and political emancipation in modern Romania. New perspectives and interpretations ”, within the research project“ The abolitionist movement in the context of civil and political emancipation in modern Romania ”, funded by the National Council for Scientific Research (CNCS) through the Executive Unit for Funding Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation ( UEFISCDI). From Bacău participated Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa, member of the Department of Historical Research of the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi, who supported the communication: The struggle of Catholics in Moldova for civil and political rights (1859-1918). In his communication, Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa pointed out that the emancipation of the inhabitants of the Catholic faith in Moldova is a delicate subject that deserves special attention from researchers. The understanding of the multiple stages that marked the accomplishment of modern Romania cannot leave aside the obtaining of social and economic rights, or the acquisition of civil and political rights, by an important segment of the Romanian population, represented by the Catholics from Moldova. In his research, Anton Coşa followed the struggle of Moldovan Catholics for civil and political rights, analyzing the phenomenon of their emancipation (as part of the modernization of Romanian society) on several levels: social, economic, political, cultural, etc .. At the level of socio-economic emancipation, for example, the Catholics of Moldova benefited from the effects of the agrarian reform of 1864, as peasants fighting to be recognized as Romanian citizens with equal rights and duties, active participants in national construction. However, Moldovan Catholics were also deprived of a number of political rights, for example with regard to electoral legislation, given that the essential criteria for involving the individual in political life were wealth, education and culture. From among the Catholics of Moldavia, only one man (Ianoş Robu) managed to be elected (in November 1864) a deputy in the Electoral Assembly of Romania, a dignity he held until March 18, 1866. Because in the 19th century the school was to be an instrument of language and culture propagation, and cultural emancipation was an essential premise of social and political emancipation, Anton Coşa developed their importance in the case of Moldovan Catholics. He also pointed to the role of the Catholic Church, of indigenous priests, who spread through Catholic villages not only religious ideas, but also cultural and national ones, contributing to an important extent to the emancipation of the Catholic population in Moldova. Moldovan Catholics have always been aware that emancipation presupposes rights (civil and political), and rights require duties. Thus, they manifested and demonstrated at the same time, constantly, their loyalty to Romania (which was implicitly their country) by participating (along with the Orthodox majority) in all events that marked the historical development of modern Romania, regarding - have always considered themselves earthlings, sharing, at the same time, with the majority of the inhabitants of the Orthodox faith, all the tasks related to this legal status.

The national symposium “Vasile Pârvan”.

Between October 6-7, 2016, the "Iulian Antonescu" Museum Complex in Bacău, in partnership with the Bacău National Archives, in collaboration with the General Association of Romanian Archivists, Bacău Branch, and the Bacău Roman Catholic Dean's Office, organized the "Vasile National Symposium" Pârvan ". During the plenary sessions, Father Professor Dr. Stefan Lupu, Episcopal Vicar and Director of the Department of Historical Research of the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi, sent a message from His Excellency Petru Gherghel, Bishop of Iasi. His Holiness came to Bacău together with Father Fabian Doboş, professor at the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology in Iaşi. Also in the plenary of the symposium were launched several books, including the volume Seals from the collection of the Museum of History Bacau, signed by Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa, member of the Department of Historical Research of the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi. Also presented were: The Yearbook of the "Iulian Antonescu" Museum Complex in Bacău; Carpica (no. XLV / 2016), in the pages of which there are two materials that refer to the Catholics of Moldova, one being the study of Heraldry and sigilography. The coat of arms of the city of Bacău, the other being found in the review of the volume Stained Glass. Ethnocultural pages from the press of 1992-2012 (authors Silvia Ciubotaru, Ion H. Ciubotaru), published in 2015 at the "Presa Bună" Publishing House in Iaşi (both texts being signed by Anton Coşa); Yearbook of Romanians from southeastern Transylvania - "Acta Carpatica" (no. II / 2015); Bacău National Archives Yearbook - "Acta Bacoviensia" (no. XI / 2016), in the latter pages being published three specialized articles regarding the history of the Catholic community in the Diocese of Iaşi. These are: The activity of the Congregation "Notre Dame de Sion" in Moldova around 1900 (author Father Prof. Dr. Fabian Doboş), The linguistic identity of the csangos in Moldova. Case study: "Moldvai magyarság" (author prof. Dr. Ioan Dănilă) and Unpublished documents regarding the catholic community from Fundu Răcăciuni (author prof. Dr. Anton Coşa). During the National Symposium "Vasile Pârvan" was organized a section entitled: "Spiritual life in Moldova", whose works took place at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Deanery Bacau. The books were launched here: "I suffered for the Church of Christ. The life of Father Ion Pârţac (1927-1996)", authors by Fabian Doboş and Dănuţ Doboş; "Congregation of Notre Dame de Sion: 150 years of activity in Moldova", author Fr. Fabian Doboş; "The history of the village and of the Catholics from Oţeleni", author Blaj Ursache. The volumes were presented by Father Prof. Dr. Stefan Lupu and Father Prof. Dr. Fabian Dobos. Also, within the same section mentioned above, eight scientific papers were presented, the titles of which we insert below: prof.dr. Anton Coşa (Bacău), Unpublished documents regarding the Catholic community from Fundu Răcăciuni; priest Prof. Dr. Fabian Doboş (Iaşi), Activity of the Congregation "Notre Dame de Sion" in Moldova around 1900; Prof. Dr. Ioan Dănilă (Bacău), The linguistic identity of the csangos from Moldova. Case study: "Moldavian magyarság"; dr. Ioan Lăcătuşu (Sfântu Gheorghe), The issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova in the Hungarian language press in Covasna and Harghita counties; Gheorghe Bejan (Bacău), Involvement of the Association of Roman Catholics in Moldova "Dumitru Mărtinaş" in the social problems of the community; priest prof.dr. Ştefan Lupu (Iaşi), The history of Oţeleni commune told by Blaj Ursache; priest Dr. Florin Ţuscanu (Roman), Prints of Metropolitan Antim Ivireanul found in the Library of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău; Vilică Munteanu (Bacău), Archive documents - valuable sources of information for drawing up monographs of local communities. Of the 8 scientific papers presented in the Religious Life in Moldova section, three of them are already published (thus capitalizing on the opportunity previously offered by the organizers in the invitation to participate in the scientific symposium) in issue XI / 2016 of the Bacău National Archives Yearbook - "Acta Bacoviensia ", launched during the plenary sessions.

Summer camp

within the Project "Social Club of Băcăuani Youth" - Moinești 2015.

On Monday, August 3, 2015, the UNLIMITED CONNECTIONS Association from Bacău organized (at the Pini Moineşti Park Complex) the opening of the Summer Camp within the "Social Club of Young Băcăuani" Project (financially supported by the Bacău County Council). The Moineşti Summer Camp took place for five weeks, during which several extracurricular educational modules will be implemented. The project "Social Club of Young Băcăuani" practically continues another project financed by Bacău County Council in 2014 ("Club of the Young European"), implemented by the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş" in a number of four Roman Catholic villages in Bacău county. The "Băcăuani Youth Social Club" project will be implemented in eight villages with a Catholic population in Bacău County: Cleja, Faraoani, Arini, Vladnic, Valea Seacă, Fundu Răcăciuni, Pustiana and Frumoasa. Among the objectives of the project "Social Club of Youth Băcăuani", which targets a number of 240 children and young people from the eight rural communities with Catholic population in Bacău County, are: reducing social inequalities for children and young people from vulnerable groups rural environment, with parents working abroad), by carrying out creative, recreational and social activities; setting up a summer camp for the social inclusion of children and young people from vulnerable groups, by implementing extracurricular, recreational and creative development activities; implementation of "after school" activities to equalize the chances of children and young people, in order to develop communication skills, relationships, debate and argumentation, carried out both formally and informally; organizing a painting contest to develop creativity, competitive spirit and socializing with peer groups for children and young people from vulnerable groups, in order to prevent and combat discrimination; implementation of a number of 11 extracurricular, creative, sports and social education modules: Civic Culture and European Values, English Language, Religious Culture, Debate and Argumentation, History of the Roman Catholic Community, History and Geography of Bacău County, Hygiene and Personal Care, Art and Creativity, Sports Games, Anti-Discrimination, Technology and the Online Environment. In the opening of the Summer Camp from Moineşti, the actors of the "Bell Theater" from Bacău presented (directed by Ion Coşa) a suggestive show, entitled "Our Father" (a play adapted from "The Bull and the Calves" by Ion Băeşu), with obvious Christian and educational values. Starting from the fourth commandment of God: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may be well and live long on earth, the show "Our Father" caught the attention of the audience by the exceptional way in which the actors have he managed to stage a comic but dramatic play about a father and his family. And the children who attended the show understood that they honor their parents when they love them, listen to them, and help them, just like Jesus did. The opening of the Moineşti Summer Camp was attended by, among others: Oana Elena Radu (project manager "Social Club of Young Băcăuani"), eng. Gheorghe Bejan (county councilor and president of the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaş"), prof. Dumitru Ficuţă (School Inspectorate of Bacău County), prof. Daniel Frâncu, prof. Dr. Anton Coşa, students and teachers from Pustiana and Frumoasa villages.

The significance of the national anthem of Romania

DAY OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF ROMANIA

Saturday, July 29, 2017, was marked in Bacău, in Tricolor Square, the Day of the National Anthem of Romania. This celebration was attended by: Maricica Coşa (prefect of Bacău county), Silviu Ionel Pravăţ (vice-president of the Bacău County Council), Constantin Scripăţ (deputy mayor of Bacău municipality), cdr. dr. Valerică Vrăjescu (Commander of the Bacău Garrison), other civil and military authorities, representatives of public institutions, of the Association “Cult of Heroes” - Bacău branch, together with an important number of citizens of Bacău municipality. Among the participants was the historian Anton Coşa, from the History Museum in Bacău, historical advisor within the Roman Catholic Association Dumitru Mărtinaș. In his speech, Mr. Anton Coşa showed the significance of the national anthem, which is a social and national one alike. It is social because it refers to the urgent need to give up an existing state of affairs, then considered, rightly, oppressive and unjust, and the aspiration to another world, another, better fate. This anthem is national because the transition to the dreamed new world was intended to be made not at random, but on the solid foundation of the achievements of the forerunners.

Unveiling the bust dedicated to professor Dumitru Mărtinaș

Bacău - October 27, 2017

On October 27, 2017, the Association of Roman Catholics of Moldova "Dumitru Martinaş" and the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi organized a large cultural- scientific event dedicated to the homage of Professor Dumitru Martina, whose birth took place this year ( 2017) 120 years. The program of the event started near the "Saints Peter and Paul" Cathedral in Bacău where, at 10.00, in the presence of a large audience, the unveiling and consecration ceremony of the bust of Professor Dumitru Mărtinaş took place. At this emotional and important moment for the Roman Catholic community from the Diocese of Iaşi participated PS Petru Gherghel (bishop of Iaşi), PS Aurel Percă (auxiliary bishop of Iaşi), Fr. Isidor Dâscă (dean of Bacău), accompanied by several Catholic priests. On behalf of the local authorities participated Mrs. Maricica Coşa (prefect of Bacău county), Mr. Silviu Pravăţ (vice-president of the Bacău County Council), directors of public institutions. Among the guests was Mr. Anton Anti, mayor of Butea commune (birthplace of Professor Dumitru Martina). The moment of unveiling the bust was prepared by the word of Mr. Gheorghe Bejan, president of the Association of Roman Catholics in Moldova "Dumitru Martinaş", who presented some data from the biography of the illustrious homage professor. Born on May 11, 1897 in Butea village, Iaşi county, in a family of Catholic peasants, Dumitru Mărtinaş attended secondary school at the Roman Catholic Seminary "Saint Joseph" in Iasi, and university at the Faculty of Philology of the University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza ”from Iaşi. Since his university studies, he has foreshadowed a remarkable teaching career, being, in turn, substitute teacher and teacher of Romanian language and literature, Latin language, philosophy, in several educational institutions in Chernivtsi, Cetatea Albă, Arad, Sighisoara, Targu Mureş (“Alexandru Papiu Ilarian” High School), Bucharest (“Sfântul Sava” High School). In parallel with the didactic activity, professor Dumitru Mărtinaş had intense scientific preoccupations, participating at the same time in the cultural life, his work including pedagogical essays, studies and articles. Of all of them, his masterpiece stands out, the philological study "Contributions to the problem of the Romanian origin of the csangos in Moldova", on which he worked all his life, without being able to see it printed, being published only after his death (February 3, 1979), in 1985, with the changed title "The origin of the csangos from Moldova". After the unveiling of the bronze bust, PS Petru Gherghel, bishop of Iaşi, paid an emotional tribute to professor Dumitru Mărtinaş, appealing to truth and love, to reflection and courage. Among other things, His Excellency said in front of those present: “We live a commemorative moment that honors us, a moment that honors the Catholic community in Moldova and all our intellectuals, a moment that forces us to reflect and have courage. The unveiling of this bust that represents the distinguished researcher of the history of Moldovan Catholics, the lover of his native village, his worthy parents and relatives, as well as their specific speech for which he dedicated a large part of his life as a teacher and enthusiast researcher, we rejoice. From him we learned to love the truth, to know our history, our people, to respect our forefathers. Without history, without knowing our past, origins, language, culture, we have no future. That is why the Catholic community from Bacău, from Moldova (but also from other parts) pays homage to him today by raising and unveiling here, next to the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, this bust, which he deserved before ”. Next, he was invited to give a speech and prof.dr. Anton Coşa (historical advisor of the "Dumitru Mărtinaş" Association and member of the Historical Research Department of the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iaşi). Reiterating the historical moment experienced by those present at the event, as well as the special importance of unveiling and sanctifying the bust of Professor Dumitru Mărtinaş for the Catholic community in the Diocese of Iaşi, Anton Coşa made (as was natural) recourse to history, highlighting in this context the contribution of the famous teacher and researcher of the past to the study of the Romanian origin of the Catholics from Moldova. Among other things, the speaker insisted that Roman Catholics in the Diocese of Iasi are part of the Romanian nation, Romanians who have always been loyal to the country, participating with Orthodox believers in all events that marked the historical development of modern and contemporary Romania. to all the wars that have taken place over time, many of them sacrificing themselves on the altar of the Fatherland, testimony over time of this supreme sacrifice being the monuments of the heroes existing in the Catholic villages of Moldova, builted by the descendants as a tribute to the jetfei of the forerunners. Also, during the steps taken to know and promote the historical truth regarding the Roman Catholic believers (incorrectly and unfairly called "csangos" by people from outside the community), prof.dr. Anton Coşa underlined the special role that His Excellency Petru Gherghel had and has, who initiated, blessed and supported a large- scale scientific project on the study of Catholic villages in Moldova, based on multidisciplinary research (archeological, historical, ethnographic, anthropological , linguistic, sociological, etc.), undertaken by specialists (many of them later capitalized on through a series of articles, studies and books), on the monographic research of the Catholic villages in the Diocese of Iaşi (the approach materialized in a beautiful bouquet of monographs which have already seen the light of day), all proving the Romanian origin and identity of the Roman Catholics in Moldova. The event continued at the “Iulian Antonescu” Museum Complex in Bacău with the launch of the book “A life dedicated to a work: In memoriam professoris Dumitru Mărtinaş” (Iaşi, Sapientia Publishing House, 2017), a volume prepared by prof.dr. Anton Coşa, followed by the Scientific Colloquium “The origin and identity of Roman Catholics in Moldova. 120 years since the birth of professor Dumitru Mărtinaş ”, whose works were moderated by prof. Vilică Munteanu. In his speech, prof.dr. Anton Coşa underlined, among others, the fact that the homage volume launched on this occasion (published under the auspices of the Association of Roman Catholics of Moldova "Dumitru Mărtinaş" and the Department of Historical Research of the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi) is structured in 8 chapters ( I. Articles and studies on the life and activity of Professor Dumitru Mărtinaş, II Extracts from the volume of Professor Dumitru Mărtinaş, "Origin of the csangos from Moldova", III Anniversary medal "Prof. Dumitru Mărtinaş", IV Chronicle of the activity of the Association of Roman Catholics of Moldova "Dumitru Mărtinaş", V. Documents, VI Notes, VII Bibliography on the history of Catholics in Moldova (1990-2016); VIII. Photographs), in the pages of the book there are many arguments proving the Romanian origin and identity of Catholics in Moldova. Moldova. In his speech, Dr. Ioan Lăcătuşu also presented a volume out of print, in direct connection with the issues discussed in the colloquium, entitled "Roman Catholics in Moldova in the Hungarian media" (St. George, Eurocarpatica Publishing House , 2017), having a preface written by prof.dr. Anton Coşa and an afterword signed by prof. Vilică Munteanu. Prof. Vilică Munteanu presented the 13 personalized postal effects (12 stamps and 1 envelope) dedicated to Professor Dumitru Mărtinaş and issued by the Post of Moldova at the command of Mr. Vlad Cubreacov, president of the Association "Romanian East" in Chisinau. The colloquium continued with interventions of the participants, related to the theme proposed by the organizers, namely the origin and identity of Roman Catholics in Moldova. Among those who took the floor, we mention Assoc. Ioan Dănilă, col. (R.) Paul Valerian Timofte, prof. Vasile Stancu, eng. Gheorghe Bejan, prof.dr. Gabriel Leahu. Suggestive speeches were also made by the two bishops of the Diocese of Iasi. At the end of the Colloquium, PS Petru Gherghel (Bishop of Iaşi) and PS Aurel Percă (Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi) awarded several Honorary Diplomas to personalities of the Romanian scientific life, lay researchers and priests, “for their contribution to study, research and knowledge the origin of the Catholics in Moldova ”. Also, eng. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Association of Roman Catholics of Moldova "Dumitru Mărtinaş") and prof.dr. Anton Coşa received, as a sign of appreciation and respect, a Diploma of Honor accompanied by the Cross of Merit "Blessed Anton Durcovici" from the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iasi. In the afternoon, the event continued, in the same cultural space, with the Symposium "200 years of Catholic education in Moldova". They lectured, in turn: Fr. Prof. Dr. Fabian Doboş, from the Catholic primary school in Moldova (1817) at the Faculty of Theology of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași” (2002), Fr. Alois Moraru, The role of the Jesuits in Catholic education in Moldova, Fr. Cristian Dumea OFMConv., The activity of the “Notre Dame de Sion” sisters in Galați, prof.dr. Anton Coşa, Illustrious graduates of Catholic education in Moldova: Fr. Prof. Dr. Petru Tocănel (1911-1992), Fr. Petru Tamas, Religious Education Today. Landmarks, ideals, values. The works of the symposium were closed by PS Aurel Percă, auxiliary bishop of Iaşi, who spoke on this occasion a word of blessing, emphasizing the importance of confessional schools for the Roman Catholic community in the Diocese of Iaşi.

National Day of Romania

Historical significance and importance.

On Friday, December 1, 2017, an official ceremony was held in Bacău, in Tricolor Square, on the occasion of the celebration of Romania's National Day. Civil and military authorities, along with many citizens, took part in the celebration. Among the participants was the historian Anton Coşa, from the History Museum in Bacău, historical advisor within the Roman Catholic Association Dumitru Mărtinaș who was speak to those present about the historical significance and importance of Romania's National Day. We further reproduce the text of the speech prof.dr. Anton Coşa: Dear civil and military officials, dear people from Bacău, dear Romanians! I am honored to be able to deliver this address on such an important day for us Romanians and to be able to celebrate, together with you, the National Day of Romania. Today we remember the Great Union of 1918, that special historical moment in our national history. when the Romanians united in one Country, thus making Greater Romania. Throughout history, the desire for Romanian unity has existed and manifested itself as such. Although the historical context made Romanians live in separate states for a long time, they were always aware that they were part of the same nation, fighting for the Union. The former Romanian intellectual elite was aware that a strong nation presupposes a strong national consciousness, constantly promoting national ideas in this regard. There is a certain interdependence between national consciousness, nation, independence, sovereignty, national unity and unitary nation state, they are practically the sacred circle of our becoming as a nation. The Romanians who made the Great Union in 1918 were also aware of this fact. The Great Union of 1918 was also prepared by Romania's involvement in the War that took place a century ago. We are in the very year in which we, the people of Bacău, properly commemorated the Centenary of the battles of Oituz, Coşna and Cireşoaia. Romania's participation in the War of National Integration had as objective, as it is so suggestive even from its name, the achievement of the Romanian national unity. The brilliant victories of the Romanian army (in Mărăşti, Mărăşeşti and Oituz), as well as the numerous sacrifices of human lives, consecrated Romania's sacred right to national and state unity. At the same time, Romania's participation in the War of National Unification created favorable premises for the historic Plebiscite Assemblies in Chisinau on March 27, 1918, in Chernivtsi, on November 28, 1918, in Alba Iulia on December 1, 1918, which decided the Union of Bessarabia, Bucovina. and Transylvania with Romania. Dear people of Bacău! On this day, it should be emphasized that the Great Union of 1918 was, naturally, also the fruit of the action of the people of Bacău. Through their heroism, the Romanian soldiers who fought on the front in Bacău County, in the battles of Oituz, at Cireşoaia, on Coşna Hill, finally stopped the offensive of the German-Austro- Hungarian armies. Bacău County was, then, in 1917, the last stronghold that heroically resisted, saving Moldova from the imminence of the enemy occupation. Here the Romanian soldiers shouted for the first time: This is not the place to go! Then, in 1917, the Romanian soldiers fighting on the front in Bacău County showed courage, honor and loyalty. Their patriotism was undeniable, and their sacrifices obvious. There are in our history, of the Romanians, essential moments, decisive for the destiny and the ascension of the Fatherland. The year 1917 was such a moment. There are memorable places in our history that we should never forget and where we should go more often, thus honoring the memory of our heroes who through their sacrifices prepared the way for the Great Union of 1918. Oituzul in Bacau County is such a place, which would have deserved a mausoleum, like those in Marasesti and Marasti. The sacrifice of those who fell here, in Bacău County, must be put together with the sacrifice of all the other Romanians in the War of National Integration, each of them thus contributing, with the most precious offering, with the price of life, to a better life for the descendants, to a better fate for the Country, to a favorable evolution of the subsequent historical events, which culminated with the Great Union of 1918. From here, from Bacău, they left for Blaj, a week before the Great National Assembly from Alba Iulia, precious documents of the Great Union from 1918 (prepared by the Romanian government in Iaşi, following the discussions with representatives of the Romanian National Council from Transylvania), being transported in a plane carrying the lieutenant aviator Vasile Niculescu and Captain Victor Precup. Thus, Bacău became, through this fact, once again, an important historical place, in the work of creating the Great Union. The Great Union of 1918 certainly led to the emergence of a strong country on the European continent, of a Romania in natural borders, recognized as such by international treaties. Through the Great Union of 1918, we Romanians became stronger, more aware of our purpose in the world. The seeds of the national consciousness spread every year on the field of the Fatherland by the modern Romanian intellectual elite have borne fruit among the richest. Moreover, they coagulated in the trunk of a tree symbolizing the Romanian nation, which in 1918 created a unitary and independent national state, which gathered among its branches all Romanians, from all Romanian provinces. The Great Union of 1918 is more relevant than ever. Unfortunately, the Romanian provinces were torn, meanwhile, once again, from the body of the country, in 1940 (Bessarabia and northern Bukovina). Even today, the Romanians from Northern Bukovina are subjected by the Ukrainian state to an ample process of denationalization, and the Romanians from Bessarabia are timidly trying to delimit themselves from the spheres of interest of Russia and to get closer to Romania. Internally, the idea of uniting Romanians, patriotism, must be promoted today. I would say even more nowadays, given that in recent years I find that patriotism, for example, is less and less talked about, while national history is increasingly denigrated, Romanian national values are denied, being despised even the Great Union of 1918. We, the Romanians of today, should resort more often to history to remember the times of yesteryear, when our ancestors could only dream of a united Romania. Through numerous sacrifices, our forerunners forged the Great Union in 1918, created a strong, prosperous Romania, which later became a special voice in the concert of European peoples, in European diplomacy. Today it is necessary to support a national revival by promoting Romanian cultural and national values, through actions to stop the alienation of Romanian children and young people from their history, the lessons it transmits over the years, what ultimately gives meaning and substance national identity. Nowadays, each of us must love both our forefathers, ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) and descendants (children, grandchildren, great- grandchildren), aware that we are not just the last point of a line of generations that it loses in the past, but also the starting point of future generations. Thus, the obligations to the past are linked to those to the future, and the legacy left to us by our ancestors must be kept with piety, cherished as such, and carefully prepared for future generations. That is why we have the obligation to recover the memory of the past and the Romanian national values. That is why we must be careful to leave to our descendants the certainty of a life in a democratic society, in a nation-state, sovereign, independent, unitary and indivisible. Here is how, on the eve of celebrating the Centenary of the Great Union, December 1, as Romania's national day, becomes an identity anchor that helps us to be, through the deeds of our forerunners, more united, stronger, closer to our national values that represent us as a nation. Here, dear people of Bacău, how current is the Great Union of 1918! Happy Birthday, dear Romanians! Happy Birthday Romania!

Photography exhibition

"The Roman Catholic village of Bacău - history and present"

On Thursday, October 23, 2014, the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş" organized, at the Museum Complex "Iulian Antonescu" Bacău, the photography exhibition "The Roman Catholic Village of Bacău - history and present", part of the project "European Young Man's Club" , financed by the Bacău County Council. This cultural event was attended by, among others: Fr. Isidor Dâscă (dean of Bacău), Fr. Gabriel-Iulian Robu ("Sfântul Nicolae" Bacău Parish), Fr. parish priest Iosif Comoraşu (Parish "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross" Bacău), prof. Vilică Munteanu (director of the National Archives Bacău), Gheorghe Bejan, president of the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş", Oana-Elena Radu (project manager "European Youth Club") , representatives of local and central civil authorities, students from schools in Cleja and Arini, participants in the project (accompanied by Prof. Vasilica-Petronela Irimia and Prof. Valentin Ţicloş), students from the Catholic High School in Bacău, teachers, museographers, culture lovers, etc. In the opening of the opening, Prof. Mariana Popa (manager of the Museum Complex "Iulian Antonescu") sent to those present a short greeting from the institution he leads, after which the project "European Youth Club" was detailed by its manager (Oana-Elena Radu). The president of the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaş" (eng. Gheorghe Bejan) continued, in his turn, with a series of information related to the practical results of the implementation of the project "European Youth Club" in the four Catholic communities in Bacău county (Cleja, Faraoani, Arini and Vladnic), insisting on the essential role played by the children who collected the exposed photos. In his speech, Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa insisted on the historical development of the Catholic communities in Moldova, emphasizing the permanent need to preserve identity and religious values in a difficult contemporary context. He pointed out that Romanian identity and Christian living have been a constant in the history of Moldovan Catholics, who over time asserted their loyalty to the country, proving it by participating in various events that marked the historical development of modern Romania and contemporary. Therefore, the use of the term "csangos" (with the obvious desire to distort their Romanian identity) against Catholics in the Diocese of Iasi (by interested persons and institutions) was and is totally wrong. He also outlined the importance of knowing the history of Moldovan Catholics, as a particularly important factor in promoting their Romanian identity. In this sense, the Catholic Episcopate of Iaşi had (especially after the enthronement of His Holiness Petru Gherghel) a decisive role. His Excellency has initiated and supported, over time, large-scale scientific projects, based on multidisciplinary research: archaeological, historical, ethnographic, anthropological, etc., undertaken by specialists of Romanian academic life. The results of these initiatives for the scientific recovery of the history of Catholics in the Diocese of Iaşi (largely coordinated by the Department of Historical Research within the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iaşi) were remarkable, materializing in numerous specialized studies and a beautiful bouquet of monographs. local, printed over time. Prof. Vilică Munteanu (director of the Bacău National Archives) highlighted the fact that the documents kept at the Bacău National Archives reflect the Romanian identity of the Catholics in Moldova. In his speech, Father Dean Isidor Dâscă appreciated the effort of the children who collected the exhibited photographs and emphasized the importance of Christian values within the Catholic communities. Prof. Valentin Ţicloş from the Arini School spoke on behalf of the two schools participating in the "European Young People's Club" project, who were present at the opening, who briefly drew a point of view from those who were addressed the project.

The European Youth Club project

March 1, 2014, the first day of spring, is the opening day of the "European Youth Club". Within this project, 160 young people from Bacău County will participate in a series of extracurricular educational and creative courses offered by the collaborators of the Roman-Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș". The 160 young people, aged between 10 and 18, are from the villages of Faraoani, Vladnic, Cleja and Arini. By the end of the year, they will benefit from courses that aim to develop the communication and interaction capacity of the young people involved in the project as well as creativity, teamwork, promotion of their own values and creations. projectAmong the courses, we mention: European Culture, Technology and Informatics, Civic Culture, Photographic Art, English Language, Religious Culture, Debate and Argumentation. The target group will participate in the "European Youth Club" project and in activities such as the simulation of an election campaign and a photography contest, in which they will put their knowledge and skills to good use. The project manager, Oana Elena Radu, together with the Project Assistant, Professor Aurelia Bocancea, will coordinate and supervise the project activities and will develop partnerships between the Roman-Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș" and its collaborators, including course trainers, project assistants from each participating village and, last but not least, the school units in these villages and the staff involved. This project is implemented by the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș", with the financial support of the Bacău County Council. The content of this material does not necessarily represent the official position of the Bacău County Council. The "European Young Man's Club" project, implemented by the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș", started in early March this year and held the first working meeting of the management team with some of its collaborators. During this meeting, both the program of the project activities and the way of their implementation were discussed. The distribution of tasks to the members of the project team was the purpose of the meeting. The management team carries out the organizational activities together with the four assistants from the project: Valentin Țicloș, Antoneta Iacob, Vasilica Petronela Irimia and Elena Durac. These are the link between the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș" and the target group from each village participating in the project. The extracurricular educational modules Civic Culture and European Culture addressed to the 160 young people involved in the “European Youth Club” project started on March 28, 2014. The young people of the Roman Catholic community from Cleja (com. Cleja), Faraoani (com. Faraoani), Arini (com. Găiceana) and Vladnic (com. Parincea) will participate in the activities of the two extracurricular educational modules Civic Culture and European Culture until the end May.project Each member of the target group of the EUROPEAN YOUTH CLUB project, implemented by the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaș", in partnership with the House of Teachers "Grigore Tăbăcaru" Bacău and the Unlimited Connections Association, participated in three meetings for each of the two modules and at a time of assessing the knowledge gained in the form of a competition. The trainer of the Civic Culture module, Daniel Frâncu, transmitted and consolidated to young people information about human rights, especially children's rights, about the rule of law, about democracy, as a form of government, about the media as the "fourth" power in a state democratic - informing the masses and last but not least its transmission channels. The beneficiaries of the project will manage to develop their communication skills, the ability to work individually and in a team, the development of social and civic skills such as knowledge of concepts and social and political structures. The trainer of the European Culture module, Oana Elena Radu, informed the target group about the construction and organization of the European Union, the values according to which it guides its actions, the European Union Institutions - their composition and role, the general presentation of the 28 states. European Union and drafting and writing a letter to a friend in an EU. The two modules ended with a competition for the target group. An election campaign simulation was organized, during which the 160 young people learned to work in a team. Teams of at least five members were formed who had the role of political party, whose candidates will fight for "a place of student representation in the Local Council of the commune of which they are part."

The official sites of the Diocese of Iaşi and the monographic research

Between March 27-28, 2015, in Sfântu Gheorghe (Covasna County), the European Study Center "Covasna-Harghita", the Association "Ştefadina" Bucharest and the Cultural-Christian League "Andrei Şaguna" organized a series of cultural-scientific events. Thus, on Friday, March 27, at the Ecclesiastical Documentation Center "Metropolitan Nicolae Colan" took place the symposium: "Bessarabia - a destiny of modern history until the present time", and on Saturday, March 28, the round table took place in the same place: " Useful online computer sources in monographic research as well ". From Bacău participated as guests: prof. Vilică Munteanu (director of the National Archives Bacău), eng. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş") and prof. Dr. Anton Coşa. During Saturday's event, Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa presented the communication: The official sites of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iasi, useful in monographic research. In his speech, the guest pointed out (among others) the context of launching the website of the Diocese of Iasi, making a brief presentation of it, also highlighting its usefulness for monographic research, through the multitude of information it provides to those who accesses it. In the same context, the author of the communication brought to the attention of those present other online computer sources that operate within the Diocese of Iasi (parish sites, sites of educational institutions, sites of congregations, institutes of consecrated life, Catholic associations, online Catholic journals), all storage of useful information and monographic research. During the events was launched, along with other publications, the first issue (I / 2014) of "Acta Carpatica" (Yearbook of Romanians in southeastern Transylvania) edited by the Ecclesiastical Documentation Center "Metropolitan Nicolae Colan", European Center for Studies " Covasna-Harghita "and the" Ştefadina "Association of Bucharest, in which numerous specialized articles are published, among them two materials on Catholics in Moldova. Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa signs the article: The Catholic Episcopate of Iaşi - 130 years since its establishment (initially presented in the form of a scientific communication at the XXth edition of the National Session of Romanian Scientific Communications in southeastern Transylvania. History, Culture, Civilization, from September 19-21, 2014), and Eng. Gheorghe Bejan is the author of some emotional lines entitled: In memoriam. Father Dumitru Gabor (who left us a short time ago).

Summer University from Izvoru Mureşului

The issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova

Between August 11-16, 2014, the works of the 12th edition of the Summer University of Izvoru Mureşului took place, an event organized by the Ministry of Culture - Topliţa Cultural Center, in partnership with the National Foundation for Romanians Everywhere (Bucharest ), The European Center for Studies Covasna-Harghita (Sfântul Gheorghe), with the support of the Political Department for Relations with Romanians Everywhere, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Orthodox Episcopate of Covasna and Harghita, the Civic Forum of Romanians from Covasna, Harghita and Mureş. The works were attended by parliamentarians from the two banks of the Prut, ministers, students from the country and the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia as well as lecturers from the main university centers of the country (Iasi, Cluj, Bucharest) ) and from abroad (Germany, Italy). Among the university's students were students, master students, doctoral students, professors with concerns regarding the promotion of national values, interethnic coexistence and the affirmation of cultural, linguistic and confessional identity in multiethnic environments. Also present were journalists from the main media institutions in the country and in the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Italy, Serbia. From Bacău participated as guests: prof. Vilică Munteanu (director of the National Archives Bacău), eng. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş") and prof. Dr. Anton Coşa. On Thursday, August 14, during the works of the Summer University from Izvoru Mureşului, a generous space was allocated (by the organizers) to the presentation of the theme: Roman Catholic Romanians from Moldova in the face of the pressures of Hungarianization. In his speech, Prof. Dr. Anton Coşa insisted (among others) on the fact that the issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova is (still) a priority of the Hungarian government and Hungarian political and civic formations in our country, materialized by: involvement public institutions and high dignitaries and important Hungarian personalities of political, cultural, social and economic life, from Hungary and Romania; the allocation of significant funds from the state budget of Hungary and Romania, through non- governmental organizations, for supporting the education in Hungarian of students from the "csango land", as well as for financing projects aimed at "perpetuating the csango Hungarians" from Moldova; organizing csango festivals in localities in Hungary and Romania and financing Hungarian-language publications; conducting sociological, historical and ethnographic research; publishing of monographic works; organization of ethnographic exhibitions; scholarships; organizing training courses for teachers who teach Hungarian; purchase of folk costumes; awarding prizes to the most active personalities involved in the organization and development of projects limited to the general strategy, medium-term and perspective, etc. In Hungarian civil and political circles, there is (constant) talk of "the treacherous attitude of the Romanian power, directed against regaining the identity of the Hungarians in Moldova", of the csango-Hungarians "enslaved and persecuted", of "ethnic and confessional assimilation". of the Hungarian csangos, of "the Romanian anti- Hungarian policy, which endangers the csangos dialect of the Hungarian language, the most archaic form of dialect of the Hungarian language", of "csangos as a Hungarian minority in Romania, forcibly assimilated and politically persecuted" etc. All this (nota bene!), Given that, at the beginning of 2014 (according to official data made public by the Hungarian authorities), with the wide competition of the Romanian state authorities, "in 28 locations in Moldova", a number of "2045 of children "learn Hungarian" under the coordination of 42 Hungarian pedagogues. However, in the view of Hungarian officials, "the results of education are hampered by the fact that the Catholic Diocese of Iasi still does not allow the celebration of services in Hungarian," so that the csangos are the last national minority who are not guaranteed the possibility of a confessional life in Hungarian. ". Such an attitude on the part of the Hungarian official media is not only inaccurate, but also malicious, continuing (over time) a state of affairs existing during the establishment of the communist regime in Romania, when the issue of introducing the Hungarian language in liturgical celebrations in Catholic villages in Iasi it was another attempt that the then bishop (Monsignor Anton Durcovici) had to face. The high Catholic hierarch said at one point suggestively: "I have Catholics of different nationalities in the Diocese ... I have to send priests of each language. To send a Hungarian-speaking priest to a Romanian village, I have to believers ask for it first. " Therefore, he decided to hold "referendums to decide on the language used in churches" in "troubled" villages. The results of these popular consultations, which took place on March 13, 1949, were favorable to the preservation of the Romanian language as a language of worship in the Catholic churches, the Catholic believers not agreeing with the introduction of the Hungarian language. The former attitude of Bishop Anton Durcovici is well known by the current Bishop of Iasi (Monsignor Petru Gherghel) who treated, in turn, with much diplomacy, the issue of introducing the Hungarian language in liturgical celebrations, in line with the wishes of the faithful of the Diocese of Iasi. In his speech, Prof. Vilică Munteanu presented an interesting parallel (based on archival documents) between the official attempts to introduce the Hungarian language in schools in Catholic villages in Moldova during the Stalinist period and similar steps after 1990, focusing on the attitude of rejection by the locals and the return to education in Romanian. Also, Mr. Eng. Gheorghe Bejan brought to the attention of the audience the results of the implementation of the program "European Youth Club" in several schools in the Roman Catholic communities of Bacău. Discussions revealed that a new institutional Hungarianization is obviously taking place in the Catholic villages of the Diocese of Iasi. The wrong classification of Moldovan Roman Catholics in the category of an ethnic minority ("csango") aims to divert the Romanian identity of these believers, although, according to the latest official census of the Romanian state, the vast majority of Roman Catholic residents in the area they declared themselves Romanians, rejecting the name of "csango". It was reiterated that the history, language, popular culture of the Catholic inhabitants of Moldova reveals their belonging to the Romanian people and, therefore, one cannot speak of an ethnic minority of the "csangos" of Moldova but, at most, of a "religious minority. "of the Roman Catholics of Moldova. The emphasis was on the need for the Romanian and European authorities to know the numerous scientific studies (historical, ethnographic, sociological) from the Romanian perspective, regarding the Catholics in Moldova, as well as the Romanian identity that they assert today.

Topliţa: CATHOLICS FROM MOLDOVA on "Miron Cristea" days

Between July 17-20, 2016, the 19th edition of the "Miron Cristea Days" took place in Topliţa (Harghita County), a cultural-scientific event organized by the "Miron Cristea" Cultural Foundation, Topliţa Cultural Center, Municipal Library "George Sbârcea", Topliţa City Hall and Local Council. The participants (professors, historians, researchers, archivists, museographers, writers, people of culture, etc.) benefited from a diverse program, during the events taking place, among others, the International Session of Scientific Communications "History, culture, civilization and ancestral faith ", opening of some exhibitions of plastic art, documentary (referring to the monuments dedicated to the heroes from the northern area of Harghita county), old church book, a documentary visit in Bilbor commune, participation in the holy Liturgy on the occasion of the feast of the monastery "from Topliţa. From Bacău participated as guests: eng. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş") and prof. Dr. Anton Coşa. The festive opening of this year's edition of the "Miron Cristea" Days took place in the meeting room of Topliţa City Hall. Also in this space, the works in plenary took place, as well as the presentation of some recently published books and magazines. Considering the fact that this edition of the "Miron Cristea" Days took place under the sign of a century since Romania's entry into the First World War (a fact underlined by the main organizer of the events: prof. Ilie Şandru), during the plenary works, distinguished historian, prof. univ. dr. Ion Agrigoroaiei, from the Faculty of History of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iaşi, presented the communication: "Our war for the unification of Romania. The significance of an employment". The works on sections ("Miron Cristea and the Romanian Orthodox Church", "History", "Culture and Civilization") occasioned interesting debates, most of the papers being published in this year's issue (10/2016) of the magazine "Sangidava", magazine launched , in turn, on the occasion of the events. Among the events that took place during the "Miron Cristea" Days, we mention the launch, in the great hall of the House of Culture from Topliţa, of the homage volume "Valer Dorneanu at 70 years old", the current president of the Romanian Constitutional Court being born in the area. The guests from Bacău also supported two communications published in the "Sangidava" magazine. These are: The concordat between Romania and the Holy See in the vision of the metropolitan primate Miron Cristea (prof. Dr. Anton Coşa) and the Association of Roman Catholics of Moldova "Dumitru Mărtinaş" at 15 years: 2001-2016 (eng. Gheorghe Bejan).

Izvoru Mureșului Summer University

About Roman Catholics in Moldova

Between August 10-16, 2015, the works of the 13th edition of the Summer University of Izvoru Mureşului took place, an event organized by the Ministry of Culture- Topliţa Cultural Center, in partnership with the National Foundation for Romanians Everywhere (Bucharest) , European Center for Studies Covasna-Harghita (Sf. Gheorghe), with the support of the Policy Department for Relations with Romanians Everywhere, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Orthodox Episcopate of Covasna and Harghita, the Civic Forum of Romanians from Covasna, Harghita and Mureş. From Bacău participated as guests: eng. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Mărtinaş" and prof.dr. Anton Coşa. On Thursday, August 13, during the works of the Summer University from Izvoru Mureşului, the organizers included in the program the theme: Roman Catholic Romanians from Moldova in the face of the pressures of Hungarianization. In his speech, prof.dr. Anton Coşa stated from the very beginning that the issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova is closely related to the issue of Romanians in southeastern Transylvania. Therefore, the inclusion years ago of a topic targeting the Catholic community in Moldova in the debates of the Izvoru Mureş Summer University was very opportune. Next, prof.dr. Anton Coşa highlighted the fact that over time 3 different visions have emerged on the issue of Roman Catholics in Moldova: the Hungarian vision, the European vision and their own vision, coming from within the Catholic community in Moldova. Of the three approaches, the Hungarian vision remained the most conservative, frozen in the same initial project from a scientific point of view, but closely related to the dynamics of the Hungarian state's geostrategic interests. Furthermore, the promoters of this vision support the idea of the Hungarian origin of the Catholics in Moldova, which they mistakenly call "csangos"; I am talking about the “csangos” communities located in the “diaspora” and subject to an alleged assimilation by the Romanian state; use the same historical arguments far outweighed by scientific research; extend (not by chance) the "Carpathian Basin" from the so-called "Szekler Land" to the so-called "Csangian Land"; put constant pressure on Romanian institutions for the introduction of the Hungarian language in school and church (following the Stalinist model of the 1950s), exert pressure on European bodies to adopt "recommendations" regarding the "csangos"; hijacks the Romanian identity of the “csangos” (assumed and declared constantly by them), aiming to impose on them a new identity, the Hungarian one (thus achieving, over time, a new Hungarianization of them, after the secession that their ancestors eastern Transylvania) etc. The European vision has seen a visible nuance over time. If initially, this was closely linked to the Hungarian vision (given that European rapporteurs received information on Moldovan Catholics exclusively on the Hungarian side), then views from within the Moldovan Catholic community were taken into account. which were obviously the right ones, the ones that had to be taken into account from the very beginning. Thus, although the Hungarian pressures continue, in the European space it is already recognized, for some time, the fact that in an overwhelming proportion, the Catholics from Moldova are in fact Romanians. Regarding the vision from within the Catholic community in Moldova, it benefited from the very beginning from the fruits of interdisciplinary scientific research initiated years ago by His Excellency Petru Gherghel (Bishop of Iasi). The results of these researches, continued today by the members of the Department of Historical Research within the Roman Catholic Episcopate of Iaşi, have materialized in an important number of monographs, studies and articles, which prove the Romanianness of the Catholics in Moldova. Among others, prof.dr. Anton Coşa also brought to attention some historical, linguistic, ethnographic arguments, etc., which prove that one cannot speak of an ethnic minority of the “csangos” from Moldova but, at most, of a “religious minority” of Roman Catholics from Moldova. Moldovan Catholics have never called themselves "csangos" and have not participated in any of the historical moments that marked the evolution of the Hungarian nation and the Hungarian state. On the contrary, they participated in all the moments that marked the historical development of the Romanian nation and of the Romanian state, and the Catholic heroes did not sacrifice themselves for Hungary but for Romania. In his speech, Mr. Gheorghe Bejan presented the Project "Social Club of Young Bacău", funded by the Bacău County Council and implemented by the Association UNLIMITED CONNECTIONS Bacău in 8 villages with Catholic population in Bacău County: Cleja, Faraoani, Arini, Vladnic , Valea Seacă, Fundu Răcăciuni, Pustiana and Frumoasa. The President of the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Mărtinaş" also stated that every year, the Hungarian Government finances two- week camps in Hungary and Covasna and Harghita counties, where children learn Hungarian as a "mother tongue", turning away from them. thus the reality of their Romanian identity. He also pointed out the difficulties encountered by the Association of Roman Catholics "Dumitru Martina" in the location of the bust of Professor Dumitru Martina in Bacau. A pleasant surprise was the award by Mr. Vlad Cubreacov (president of the Romanian East Association in Chisinau) of a Diploma of Excellence to Mr. Gheorghe Bejan (president of the Roman Catholic Association "Dumitru Martinaş") "for the merit of defending the Romanian community. Catholics in Romania against Hungarianizing pressure from anti-Romanian circles abroad ”. The resolution adopted at the end of the thirteenth edition of the Summer University of Izvoru Mureşului stated, among other things, that a set of measures is needed to protect Romanians in Covasna, Harghita and partially Mureş counties, exposed " systematic to a continuous and sustained process of denationalization ”, as well as for stopping the“ process of Hungarianization ”of the Romanians of Roman-Catholic denomination from Bacău, Neamţ and Iaşi. In this sense, the organizers of the Summer University from Izvoru Mureşului proposed the financing of the Civic Forum of Romanians from Covasna, Harghita and Mureş "according to the same criteria and directly proportional to the amount allocated by the Romanian Government to the" Comunitas "Foundation of Hungarians in Romania", as well as "Monitoring the process of Hungarianization of Roman Catholic Romanians in the counties of Moldova and supporting the preservation of their Romanian identity." The resolution adopted at the end of the 13th edition of the Summer University of Izvoru Mureşului will be submitted to the Presidential Administration, the Government and Parliament of Romania, political parties and civil society.