Layperson of BOSVR aka Slatioara AMA

[Barbara]

REALLY INTERESTING, Austrian Aristocrat !
Great name ! Are you related to the Hapsburgs - or from one of the noble families of Austria-Hungary ?! I was just reading a life of Empress Elisabeth, in fact, for the 1st time in ages. I used to read the biographies of her, though I can't say that I approve of her. She was narcissistic, near-anorexic, fanatic at working out way ahead of her time.
Though feted by modern authors for being a democrat in an authoritarian monarchy, to me, it was not at all right.

Anyway, thank you for clearing up what happened to Met Vlasie. We were speculating here but no one had exact information.

A 40 year old girl ? Was this a romantic liaison or she was helping around the residence so it was inappropriate for that reason ?
Was she Romanian or a foreigner ?
He just didn't sound like that type !

[AustrianAutocrat]

REALLY INTERESTING, Austrian Aristocrat !
Great name ! Are you related to the Hapsburgs - or from one of the noble families of Austria-Hungary ?! I was just reading a life of Empress Elisabeth, in fact, for the 1st time in ages. I used to read the biographies of her, though I can't say that I approve of her. She was narcissistic, near-anorexic, fanatic at working out way ahead of her time.
Though feted by modern authors for being a democrat in an authoritarian monarchy, to me, it was not at all right.

Anyway, thank you for clearing up what happened to Met Vlasie. We were speculating here but no one had exact information.
A 40 year old girl ? Was this a romantic liaison or she was helping around the residence so it was inappropriate for that reason? Was she Romanian or a foreigner? He just didn't sound like that type !

Thank you haha, yes Kaiserin Sisi was something else. She is romanticized and there are some things in her Life which was not the best like Anorexia however to some she is slandered and some falsethere is false information about her such as Modern Authors spinning her as "Pro Democracy" lol. There is a some good old Austrian-German Films from the 1950s and 1960s about her which are very nice and I recently have been watching a Series called "Die Kaiserin" or "The Empress" by Katharina Eyssen and Bernd Lange which overall has great production and is very interesting and etc though a few inaccuracies here and there. All in all, I find it amusing.

As for Metropolitan Vlasie, yes it was some Romanian woman around the Age of 40 who was living with him. I am not aware of massive details about it but there were rumours that she was being Romantic with him though the basis for that is very little outside the fact she was living with him. However it is known she was living with him for a few years before his deposition and she started by coming to his living quarters often and then staying with him on and off and she would take money from the Synod and fund her own personal life and lifestyle.

I could ask his Eminence Metropolitan Evloghius for more Information concerning this Situation though I knew the jist and knew this broke the Canons so I did not delve as much into detail on the matter other then the basics and that he later repented for this and made up with the Synod some months before his Passing. Today, his body lays buried right in front of Metropolitan Silvestru's Grave at Slatioara.

[haralampopoulosjc]

@AustrianAutocrat

What are your thoughts on the Tekuci synod and it's founder Victor Leu? Their current primate is Metropolitan Nathanael of Bacau.

[Barbara]

Yes ! There have been a lot of productions in recent years about the Kaiserin. And yes, VERY romanticized. Not a very good person, nor a good mother [uncaring, and WAY too selfish].

We can talk about that another time. But the sets and especially dress styles probably are very interesting to take one bac to a more civilized age.
I haven't seen any of the productions, but have heard about them. I think they are available in Europe only.

About the fraulein, YES ! It's perfect that you can find out from Met Evlogy the facts. We will keep them here, not spread them anywhere else. BUT if people want to know at any time, Euphrosynos Cafe will prove itself to be the best online resource available !

I forgot that part about her taking money to fund her life. Maybe if you can find out specifically for what purposes she used the money [vain things like clothes, makeup (cosmetic surgeries ?!), OR : necessities like food for Met Vlasie and herself ?] it would shine a light into the matter.
Was she VERY harmful or mildly so, in short ?

Thanks again for your arrival to the Euphrosynos Cafe to solve all these mysteries !

[AustrianAutocrat]

@AustrianAutocrat

What are your thoughts on the Tekuci synod and it's founder Victor Leu? Their current primate is Metropolitan Nathanael of Bacau.

I'll be abit honest to say I am not in massive details on Bishop Victor Vasile Leu, and talking with Bishop Teodosie or Flavian would have more Information, however I do know the general Story. Cosidering he joined the Kyrikites, I find him quite contradicting on behalf of the Kyrikites hyper and harsh rigorist views but thats different story. Bishop Victor was under New Calendarist Metropolitan Visarion Puiu (Who was ordained by Metropolitan Miron Cirstea in 1921) and even helped set up Parishes in the New Calendar under him in the 1940s just before the Metropolitan and him joined under ROCA and established a seperate Romanian Diocese from Romanian Patriarchate after Communists went through Romania so they switched back to Old Calendar. Eventually Metropolitan would give a blessing to Fr Victor to Munich and supposedly get consecrated by Metropolitan Seraphim Lyade of Berlin and Archbishop Stephan Sevbo of Vienna in December of 1949 so he could be Bishop in Bessarabia area and in Romania.

However, the thing is, on ROCA's Side they dont have any Documentation of a Consecration taking and supposedly Bishop Victor said he had the Documents but they were 'Confiscated and destroyed' by the Communists after being arrested in 1952 in Vienna then thrown in Romanian Jails until about 1962 where he would be released. He then tried to join up with Slatioara where initially we were skeptic though thought, given his claims about his Consecration, seemed okay, it wasnt until abit later we question his Ordinations more, as he was quite random to Slatioara and was priorly a New Calendar Priest, where he couldnt provide any Documentation and after he started leveling a few claims of Slatioara that we are not so much Canonical and thought our Positions in small matters were not as rigorist so he left to go back towards Vrancea near Bacau.

He then decided to deny us as valid and etc and single handedly ordained 2 new Bishops named Nifon and Mina I believe and then just remained a random Catacombnik like Group in Romania in the Vrancea Region until the 2000s. I had heard after his passing in late 1970s, he was buried by New Calendarists (Though Idk anything affirming this Burial Fact) and Bishop Niphon also single handedly consecrated again with the approval of Bishop Victor which seems strange given that if he's approving of it, why not just consecrate normally? They only seem to have a consistent 2, maybe 3, Bishops at a time since then which led to Bishop Gherontie who joined up with the Kyrikites in 2008.

In our view, we dont consider the Bishops of the Tekuci Synod to be Valid or Grace filled. Furthermore I find their Communion and Synod, being the Kyrikos Synod, assuming they the Romanians and Greeks share the same COF and Views on History, contradicting since they not only deny Cheirothesia of 1971 and schismed from the Main Matthewite Synod but also deny ROCA's Orthodoxy and believe they are invalid, but for some reason turn around believe the Tekuci Synod is completely valid and Orthodox and recognized them with 0 corrections despite getting their only self proclaimed Apostolic Succession from Metropolitan Seraphim Lyade of Berlin (ROCA) who they believe was a 'Graceless Heretic'.

[haralampopoulosjc]

@AustrianAutocrat

Interesting. Are you aware of long Bishop Victor Leu was at Slatioara? Some sources say that he was only there for a year after he arrived in 1964; other sources say he was there until 1971.

[Barbara]

Yes VERY VERY interesting to get the real story on this.

Tekuci Synod ? I guess I haven't kept up enough, but is that an alternate name for the Kyrikites ?
From where does that name originate ? Doesn't look Romanian