Varlaam Moțoc

Varlaam Moţoc (Romanian pronunciation: [varlaˈam moˈt͡sok]) was the Metropolitan of Moldavia (1632-1653). He edited the Romanian Book of Learning in 1643.

Varlaam Metropolit.
Born
Vasile Moţoc Varlaam

Boloteşti, Putna
Died1657
OccupationMetropolitan of Moldavia (1632-1653)
Notable workRomanian Book of Learning

History

In 1643, the Moldavian Prince Vasile Lupu sponsored the Books of Homilies translated by Metropolitan of Moldavia Varlaam from Slavonic into Romanian (pre limba Romeniască) and titled Carte Românească de Învăţătură (Romanian Book of Learning).[1] The foreword by Prince Lupu says that it is addressed to the entire Romanian nation everywhere (la toată semenția românească de pretutindeni). The book, also known as "Cazania of Varlaam" (Varlaam's Homiliary), was the first ever printed in Moldavia and large numbers of copies spread in the neighboring provinces inhabited by Romanian speakers.[2] The book was the first print of Moldavia.[3]

Books

References
  1. "Cazania lui Varlaam, 1643" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. "Cazania Mitropolitului Varlaam" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. "The Romanian Literature Museum in Iaşi". Cimec.ro. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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