Epaminonda Lucaciu

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Epaminonda Lucaciu (February 25, 1877 - July 29, 1960) was a Romanian Greek Catholic priest who was the first Romanian priest sent to the United States of America.[1][2]

Life

The son of Vasile Lucaciu, Epaminonda Lucaciu received a scholarship to study at the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide Fide in Rome, Italy.[3]

On the 19th of November 1905, Lucaciu established Saint Helena Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church. Lucaciu served at the parish until 1907.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"ST. HELENA ROMANIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". Case.edu. 1905-11-19. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  2. 2.Raponi, Richard. "St. Helena Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church". Cleveland Historical.
  3. 3."Epaminonda Lucaciu, persoalitate de marcă a diasporei românești. A militat cu toată ființa lui pentru înfăptuirea Marii Uniri - Gazeta de Nord Vest".