Sergiu Grossu | |
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Born | November 14, 1920 Cubolta |
Died | July 25, 2009 Bucharest |
(aged 88)
Resting place | Bucharest |
Nationality | Romania, France |
Other names | Simion Cubolta |
Ethnicity | Romanian |
Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Occupation | theologian |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Spouse | Nicole Valéry-Grossu (1919-1996) |
Parents | Ion and Maria Grossu |
Sergiu Grossu (November 14, 1920, Cubolta - July 25, 2009, Bucharest) was a writer and theologian from Romania.[1]
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Sergiu Grossu was born to Ion and Maria Grossu on November 14, 1920 in Cubolta. In 1927, his family moved to Bălţi, where he was a classmate of Eugen Coşeriu. He published in Viaţa Basarabiei.[2] He studied theology and graduated from the University of Bucharest and after the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina became a refugee in Bucharest. After the Soviet occupation of Romania became a member of the "Lord's Army (Romanian: Oastea Domnului). His pseudonym was Simion Cubolta.
In April 1957, he married Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu (1919–1996), a graduate of Bucharest Conservatory, relative of Iuliu Maniu and former political detainee. Nicoleta Valeria Bruteanu story can be seen on a Romanian Film translated to english by the name of Bless you Prison (Binecuvantata Fii Inchisoare) On March 7, 1959 he was arrested and condemned to 12 years in prison and was pardoned in 1962.[3]
Sergiu Grossu and his wife immigrated to France in 1969. They founded "Catacombes" publishing house, the association "La Chaine" and edited the monthly magazine Catacombes (1971–1992). He had his radio show "Lumea creştină" on Radio Free Europe. He has given lectures in Paris, Bordeaux, Versailles, Besanзon, Dieppe, Tours, Blois, Poitiers, Nantes, Brest, Toulouse, Lyon, etc.
After 27 years in exile, Sergiu Grossu returned for good to Bucharest on January 18, 1996, with the coffin of his wife, Nicoleta Valeria Grossu. In Bucharest, he founded Fundaţia Foştilor Deţinuţi Politici "Nicoleta Valeria Grossu", the publishing house "Duh şi Adevăr”, and the association "Centrul de cultură creştină Nicoleta Valeria Grossu."
In Chişinău Sergiu Grossu founded Centrul internaţional de cultură pentru copii şi tineret "Sergiu Grossu" and sponsored the creation of the Muzeul Memoriei Neamului, led by his former classmate Vadim Pirogan.[4]