Dimitriecantemir

Abstract:The achievement of the Romanian unitary state is not an event marked only by historical moments in which, politically, this unity was achieved. The Romanian unitary national state, politically and legally accomplished on December 1, 1918, is incontestable the result of a long historical process marked by important political, cultural and historical events, which prepared, prefigured and determined the political union of 1918.

Before such a political unity was achieved, the spiritual, cultural and language unity of the Romanian people existed and manifested itself, plus, last but not least, the unity determined by the Orthodox faith.

For an analysis of the unity of the Romanian people from the perspective of the Orthodox Christian culture, it is of particular importance the activity of Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu, an illustrious contemporary of the prince Dimitrie Cantemir.

In this study we analyze the contribution that St. Antim Ivireanu had in the context of a well-defined Romanian Orthodox enlightenment, he strengthened the cultural and religious unity of the Romanian people, on the basis of which, later, political unity was achieved. We appreciate the significant work and theological work of Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu, the promotion of the print and the works printed by him, as well as his militant ties with the tsarist Russia in the era of the prince Dumitrie Cantemir in order to achieve the freedom of Romanians, including politically, being a necessity of strengthening the unity of faith, culture and, last but not least, the political of the Romanian people.

The originality of our study is the interpretation of the Enlightenment work of Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu in the sense of prefiguration of the future political unity of the Romanian people.

Keywords: Orthodox Enlightenment in the work of Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu / The ties between Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu and tsarist Russia in the epoch of the Dominus Dimitrie Cantemir / Pattern promoted by Metropolitan Antim Ivireanu as a means of achieving the Romanians' cultural and religious unity.