Grigorie Comșa
Bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church
About Grigorie Comșa
Lived 1889 – 1935 (aged 46). Grigorie Comșa was a Romanian journalist, politician and eastern Orthodox priest.
Grigorie Gh. Comșa (; born Gheorghe Comșa; May 13, 1889–May 25, 1935) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian cleric who became a bishop within the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Born in Comăna de Sus, Brașov County, in the Transylvania region, he went to the village church school where his father taught for over thirty years. He then attended the state Hungarian gymnasium in nearby Făgăraș from 1900 to 1908, and went to the Sibiu theological institute from 1908 to 1911. On a scholarship from the Sibiu Archdiocese, he studied at the law faculty of the University of Budapest from 1911 to 1915, obtaining a doctorate.
During his time as bishop, Comșa was appreciated for his oratory and missionary spirit. He countered efforts at conversion by Protestant denominations, initiated several series of theological and moral works, guided the theological academy in Arad and oversaw the diocesan bulletin Biserica și Şcoala. He published some 75 works, including books of sermons and anti-Protestant pamphlets. He was probably the foremost Orthodox polemicist against Pentecostalism, complaining that the group continued to meet secretly after being denied official recognition.
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Who was Grigorie Comșa?
bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church
When was Grigorie Comșa born?
Grigorie Comșa was born on 13 May 1889 in Comăna de Sus.
When did Grigorie Comșa die?
Grigorie Comșa died on 25 May 1935 in Arad.
What was Grigorie Comșa's occupation?
Grigorie Comșa was a journalist, politician and eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was Grigorie Comșa?
Grigorie Comșa was Romanian.
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