ranch <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMartyr Constantine was born in 1654 in the old manorial nation of Br\u00e2ncoveni of Oltenia. <\/span>His grandfather, great magistrate Preda Brancoveanu, he built the famous monasteries as One Wood Monastery, built in 1634-1635 by him to the ground, Brancoveanu Monastery, settlement of the sixteenth century, painted and endowed in 1633 <\/span>teach with his uncle, Prince Matei Basarab and Monastery Gura-Motrului in 1653, which will depict in 1705 his nephew, St. Constantine.
\n<\/span>Child Constantin, left fatherless at the age of one year, was raised in orthodox ancestors law and according to his worthiness Boyar, mother, Stanca, the powerful and glorious nation of Cantacuzinos descended from emperors of Byzantium.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIn his grandfather’s library, Adviser Constantin Cantacuzino and his uncle, Constantin Cantacuzino, Constantin young man found a rare treasure of knowledge then throughout Eastern Europe. <\/span>It contained many writings of the Fathers, ancient philosophy books and scientific papers. <\/span>Books of philosophy he learned human wisdom, taking it as a model the great philosopher Plato and spiritual books, he learned the power of sacrifice and heavenly wisdom emulating the lives of the saints and martyrs of the Church.<\/span><\/p>\nConstantin was strengthened in the way young Orthodox monasteries and research and weather stations to patrons. <\/span>Attend divine services and advice required skilled confessors.<\/span><\/p>\nAghas great, great Chamberlain and high backrest<\/span><\/p>\nThe young Constantine had a good training officer and soldier. <\/span>He was on the second row Chamberlain (Chamberlain Vtor) Vtor in 1674 and chancellor in 1678. In 1679, after coming to the throne of his uncle, Serban, was built in high gear aghas therefore and liable army commander <\/span>guarding the capital city. <\/span>He was then appointed steward chair, high Chamberlain and, in 1682, high backrest.<\/span><\/p>\nPrince of the Romanian Country<\/span><\/p>\nIn 1688, since he died Serban the Ruler, was elected ruler of Romanian. <\/span>Noblemen gathered all was there and Patriarch of Constantinople, Archbishop Dionysius and Theodosius, Metropolitan of Romanian; <\/span>and chose the scribe Constantin. <\/span>And as soon as he arrived there, all said “scribes, we all please be our lord”. <\/span>And he said: “But why would I want reign since as a gentleman are at my house? <\/span>I have needful. ” <\/span>But they said: “We pray, do not let other people to enter the country, or wicked or insane to ruin.” <\/span>And it took their hands to church, i have read the exorcism, and they went and kissed all hands, saying he “Many Years!” And nobles swore before the icon that will be right <\/span>and they will support the ruler. <\/span>This is appointed rulers of the country in the best days of the true faith.<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Romanian Constantin took the helm in times of great hardship for Eastern Europe. <\/span>Turkish kingdom come a long struggle for survival. <\/span>Papists leaders of Venice, Austria and Poland concluded in 1684 an alliance called “Holy League” which, under the pretext of crushing the Turkish power, trying to bring Christians enslaved by the Turks in their hearing. <\/span>Austria wanted to invade all three Romanian principalities. <\/span>Poland would be satisfied only with Moldova and the Romanian Country. <\/span>A ray of hope seemed to come only from Russia, Orthodox and powerful country.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen St. Constantine came to the Lord, a Romanian deputation, headed by the Aga B\u0103l\u0103ceanu Constantin was already sent to Vienna by former ruler Serban, to ask the Romanian Land receipt of “Holy League”. <\/span>This alliance is dangerous, Trustworthy ruler Constantin Brancoveanu and sent Balaceanu command to stop bargaining with the Habsburgs, “to live in the country and leaving those who think”.<\/span><\/p>\nAga B\u0103l\u0103ceanu, wanting to take the place of the ruler, disobeyed the command, but joined the army Austrian sent in Country Romanian against St. Constantine and Turks, but struggle in Zarnesti, the Austrians were defeated, aga B\u0103l\u0103ceanu and found <\/span>death and St. Constantine returned safely to Bucharest.<\/span><\/p>\nPerfect knowledge of the political and military situation in this part of the world, ruler Constantin understood that the country must be protected from war with any of the neighboring kingdoms, but must be protected and an alliance with any of them. <\/span>An alliance would have led to the country’s occupation by foreign armies, robberies and murders, as well as foreign interference in the affairs of our people. <\/span>This meditation was enlightened by God Trustworthy<\/span> prince Constantine.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd the land occupied by the Germans, Mr going to Buzau to ward attended the Epiphany with Holy Job nobles and the people. <\/span>And wholeheartedly all prayed to God gracious to the poor country. <\/span>And the Lord doeth the will of those who fear Him, and wait patiently for Him to him that mercy will surround (Psalm 31.11). <\/span>That the Germans were scared of the crowd Tatars who came upon them, and they were forced to go to Transylvania. <\/span>Tatars and were persuaded to leave the country with many gifts. <\/span>So God saved our nation and plague and leprosy.<\/span><\/p>\nThough small, the country’s army was well prepared because the prince was great expense required to purchase weapons and pay soldiers. <\/span>Ruler regiments and set us the treadle (foot soldiers), frontier guards (on the plains) and cavalry (cavalry). <\/span>Cerne\u0163i was established at a border captaincy. <\/span>Romanian military ships floating on the Danube. <\/span>Prince was well aware that the weakening of the army allowed the country to be wolves.<\/span><\/p>\nThe 26 years that St. Constantine ruled Romanian Country were counted chroniclers weather as the years when it turned Litany Liturgy: “For the abundant fruits of the earth and the seasons peaceful Lord to pray!” That blesses God who <\/span>him bless him and for the right faith and piety ruler pours God’s mercy on those who elected them and the nation. <\/span>Xenopol characterizes as “the most fully acrobat politically stood ever at the head of nations” [1] and “This simple fact – that reigned for over 25 years, shows that it must have been a fire man special <\/span>… If we think of the bad times when he reigned, when Gate wear two great wars had to bring on Mr. Romanian biggest hardships (…) shall his mind Brancoveanu have been a cleverly completely out of the way, <\/span>for him to stay all this time to 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<\/a>Knowing the Divine Liturgy that the Lord blesses those who love the glory of His house, St. Constantin Brancoveanu was one of the great founders of the Romanian country, not only through the divine abodes raised or rebuild it, and the beauty of the painting, icons and liturgical vessels <\/span>donated. <\/span>In his day was leavened “brancoveanu style” the last great chapter of Romanian ancient art and one of the brightest of Christian art after the fall of the Byzantine emperors. <\/span>Historians record 19 churches of St. Constantine built from scratch or rebuilt, repaired and beautified by him throughout the Romanian Land. <\/span>In 1683 Bistrita Monastery Church repairs and Saint Demetrios Church in Potlogi. <\/span>1688 builds St. George Church in Mogosoaia. <\/span>In 1706 renewed abode Arnota Monastery, founded by Matei Basarab Voda.<\/span><\/p>\nSaint Constantine painted the church of the Monastery of Holy Archangels T\u00e2rg\u015for built by Antonie the Ruler, his grandfather Mrs. Maria and rebuilt monastery church Mamun, adorning it with paint Parvu Mutu skillful craftsman.\u00a0<\/span>Trustworthy<\/span> prince renewed Snagov Monastery, Royal Church of Saint Paraskevi Ramnicu Sarat, Dealu Monastery, Royal Church of Targoviste.<\/span><\/p>\nHurezi was consecrated in 1694. Also in 1694 they were finished and cells Saint George Monastery in Bucharest monastery dedicated to Jerusalem. <\/span>In 1698 the church was built in Fagaras. <\/span>Between 1698-1703 Polovragi monastery church was rebuilt, and between 1701-1702 was renewed monastery Govora.<\/span><\/p>\nOrthodox supporter of print books<\/span><\/p>\nSaint Constantine and joints cared spiritual, cultural and educational foundations of princely sale. Prints of metropolitans, bishops and drew large monasteries useful books in Romanian soul, but also in other languages Turkish Christians subjected to tyranny. <\/span>During the ruled as he worked in printing new Romanian Country, which put 84 books on Romanian, Greek, Slavic and Arabic. <\/span>These books were Romanian interpretations of Scripture, liturgical books (Missal, Molitvelnicul, Horologion, Octoihul, Triod, Pentecostarion) P\u0103rin\u0163i.C\u0103r\u0163ile Saints writings were given by the Lord, not sold. <\/span>He thought it a duty to build the spiritual christian state.<\/span><\/p>\nBeing very fond of teaching, based Brancoveanu ‘academies and schools in several languages “[2]. <\/span>In 1688 the Romanian Country there was only elementary education. <\/span>Brancoveanu lay the foundations of Romanian higher education, and organizes cells of the St. Sava “Royal Academy”, which is taught by teachers worldwide: logic, history, physics, metaphysics, mathematics, rhetoric, poetics, astronomy, psychology, Greek and <\/span>Latin, French and Italian. <\/span>Together with the Holy Metropolitan Anthimos of Iberia first edition prints full of the Holy Scriptures in Romanian: Serban Cantacuzino’s Bible (1688). <\/span>Fighting Catholic propaganda, asks Jeremiah Cacavela to translate from Latin History of the Popes (of platinum) and later added the translator comments in that fight and defend Orthodoxy Catholic dogma. <\/span>Manual printed in 1690 against schism papists “manual distributed free. <\/span>Besides Romanian coat of arms is written, “located between moon and sun on radiant branches of Orthodoxy, echoes Papism with stick and sword” [3]. <\/span>Print many other books of confession Orthodox and Catholic and Calvinist combat heresies.<\/span><\/p>\nSaint Constantine helped the rich donations, printed in Venice in 1712, the Grand Dictionary or Thesaurus entire Greek languages in a new edition, taken care by Gheorghe of Trebizond, a professor at the Royal Academy in Bucharest. <\/span>It was then the largest dictionary of Hellenic language.<\/span><\/p>\nOpponent of unification<\/span><\/p>\nAssembly papists, breaking with the true Church of Christ in 1054, lost the grace of the Most Holy Spirit and proved both by the multitude of heresies fell, and the terrible crimes of the Inquisition, the Crusades and Uniatism.<\/span><\/p>\nSeeing that the Orthodox are steadfast in faith, Pope conspired cunning Uniatism, which promised the Orthodox priests improving the material by joining the hybrid “Uniate”. <\/span>Greek Catholics they could keep the external forms of worship, but were obliged to mention heresiarchs and to recognize the pope as patriarch of Rome and the highest patriarch of the Church.<\/span><\/p>\nFrom historical documents we know very well the intentions crafty papists. <\/span>Bishop Athanasius Anghel forget promises made in Bucharest in front of Metropolitan Theodosius and Dositei Patriarch of Jerusalem to keep the true faith and the union signed with the Papists. <\/span>When they learn that he was “reordained” papist bishop in Vienna and has sworn to break with the Romanian Country, on 25 February 1701 shall terminate any relationship with Athanasius Church. <\/span>Dositei Patriarch of Jerusalem and throws anathema upon him.<\/span><\/p>\nThe former protesting against Unia were Romanians in Schei Brasov Dositei Patriarch advised to beware of having links with Athanasius.<\/span><\/p>\nBra\u015fov were presented at Alba Iulia joined protesting against the installation of a bishop in the historic cathedral of the Orthodox Romanians in Transylvania. <\/span>From the cathedral, the suite was headed metropolitan residence (city monastery) where the delegation repeated the protest but was driven out by force.<\/span><\/p>\nRomanian news of the union of Transylvania with the congregation papists Bra\u015fov and steadfastness in faith ancestral causes the ruler Constantin Brancoveanu to refer them to the July 5, 1701 A letter promises help by writing and deed. <\/span>Voivod comes to King Leopold Orthodox Romanians not to force the union. <\/span>Following this intervention, Leopold guarantees freedom religioas\u0103.Neoficial Orthodox Romanians but King Leopold instruct the General Rabutin make exertions to his Transylvanian Romanians go to church together.<\/span><\/p>\nHere is the letter to the ruler of Brasov:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201eIo Costandin voevod Boji\u012d<\/em>u milosti\u012d<\/em>u gospodar\u016d<\/em> zemli Vlahscoe<\/em><\/p>\nMolitvelor voastre preo\u021bilor dela Bra\u0219ov \u0219i altor b\u0103tr\u00e2ni den \u0218ch\u00e9\u012d<\/em> s<\/em>\u0103<\/em>n<\/em>\u0103<\/em>tate v<\/em>\u0103<\/em> poftim, cart<\/em>\u00e9<\/em> ce a<\/em>\u021b<\/em>trimis n<\/em>\u00e9<\/em>u venit <\/em>\u0219<\/em>i toate c<\/em>\u0103<\/em>te ne scrie<\/em>\u021b<\/em> am <\/em>\u00ee<\/em>n<\/em>\u021b<\/em>eles. 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