Epaminonda Lucaciu Explained

Honorific Prefix:Father
Epaminonda Lucaciu
Nationality:Romanian
Birth Date:February 25, 1877
Birth Place:Sâncrai, Austria-Hungary
Death Date:July 29, 1960
Death Place:Cluj
Occupation:Priest
Education:Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide
Church:Romanian Greek Catholic Church

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]

Notes and References

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