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Anastasie Crimca

1560 – 1629

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About Anastasie Crimca

Lived 1560 – 1629 (aged 68–69). Anastasie Crimca was a painter, metropolitan, eastern Orthodox priest, scholar and illustrator.

Anastasius (, secular name Ilie Crimca, ; 1550–1629) was a Moldavian Eastern Orthodox clergyman, as well as a calligrapher, illuminator, and writer.

Born in Suceava, he was the Metropolitan of Moldavia (1608–1617; 1619–1629) and the founder of Dragomirna Monastery (1609), where he initiated a scriptorium remarkable for the stylistic unity of the work produced over two decades.

The great similarity of the works has caused them to be attributed to Crimca, although some scholars have disputed this. The accepted opinion is that nine codices can be attributed to him: five of these are at Dragomirna Monastery, three are in Bucharest, and the Acts of the Apostles (1610) is in Vienna. One tetra gospel is in National Library in Warsaw.

He died in Suceava and he is buried in exonarthex of Dragomirna church.

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Important facts

Born
1560, Suceava
Birth century
Nationality
Principality of Moldavia
Positions held
Metropolitan
Also known as
Anastasie Crimcovici

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Anastasie Crimca's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Anastasie Crimca?

Romanian bishops (1560-1629)

When was Anastasie Crimca born?

Anastasie Crimca was born in 1560 in Suceava.

When did Anastasie Crimca die?

Anastasie Crimca died on 19 January 1629 in Suceava.

What was Anastasie Crimca's occupation?

Anastasie Crimca was a painter, metropolitan, eastern Orthodox priest, scholar and illustrator.

What nationality was Anastasie Crimca?

Anastasie Crimca's recorded nationality: Principality of Moldavia.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anastasie Crimca

· Wikidata: Q2076749

· DBpedia: Anastasius Crimca

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