Ierusalima Gligor
Ierusalima Gligor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1929  Ocna Sibiului |
| Died | 21 April 2021 (aged 91) Tismana Monastery |
| Occupation | Christian nun |
| Position held | hegumen (Tismana Monastery, 1958–2010) |
Ierusalima Gligor, also known as Ierusalima of Tismana, (7 June 1929, in Ocna Sibiului – 21 April 2021, at the Tismana Monastery) was a Romanian nun and hegumen, described as "the pillar of the Tismana Monastery in hard times, in the old days of communism",[1] known beyond Romania as "a model of modesty and wisdom and skill in monastic matters".[2]
She served as the hegumen of the monastery for 51 years, from 26 December 1958 to 21 May 2010.
Biography
[edit]Gligor was born in Ocna Sibiului on 7 June 1929.[3] She chose the monastic life at the age of 17, in 1946, initially as a novice either at the Bistrița Monastery or the Horezu Monastery.[4] Starting in 1951, she joined the Tismana Monastery with a group of nuns.[3] On 26 December 1958, following the arrest of the previous abbess under false charges brought by the Socialist Republic of Romania, she was elected as the monastery's hegumen.[3][1] During the communist era, under the leadership of Gligor and the previous abbess, the liturgy was always celebrated, although belief in anything other than the party was forbidden.[1] Gligor was described as a "good householder and organizer";[2] the monastery aimed to be self-sufficient, having a farm where the nuns grew corn, and a carpet workshop where they tried to maintain traditional local practices and designs.[2] Gligor also initiated the restoration of the monastery and church, and assigned nuns to open and reopen other monasteries.[3][5] In 1979, together with the nuns of the monastery, she commissioned a silver reliquary from Romanian artist Gheorghe Stoica to house relics of Nicodemus the Hagiorite, John Chrysostom, and Ignatius of Antioch.[6]
She held this position until 21 May 2010. Gligor died on 21 April 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Giurgeanu, Stela; Popovici, Iaromira (10 November 2008). "La Tismana". Dilema Veche (in Romanian). No. 247. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Popescu, Mihaela -Theodora. "Manastirea Tismana". Revistă de Rugăciuni şi Spiritualitate (Magazine of Prayers and Spirituality) (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
For over forty years the abbess is Stavrofora Ierusalima Gligor, whose fame as a good householder and organizer has long gone beyond the borders of our country, being for any abbot a model of modesty and wisdom and skill in monastic matters.
- ^ a b c d e Totorcea, Ștefana (2021-04-29). "Nun who served as abbess of Romanian Tismana Monastery for more than 50 years reposes in the Lord". Basilica.ro. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "S-a stins din viaţă fosta stareţă de la Mănăstirea Tismana". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Marcu, Pr Teodor (2021-04-26). "Maica Ierusalima Gligor, fosta stareță a Mănăstirii Tismana a fost prohodită". Mitropolia Olteniei (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Manastirea Tismana". www.crestinortodox.ro. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
