Maglavit
Maglavit | |
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  Maglavit Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°2′N 23°6′E / 44.033°N 23.100°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Dolj |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,938 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Vehicle reg. | DJ |
Maglavit is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hunia and Maglavit.
History
Research carried out on the banks of the Danube in which Maglavit is situated on, prove that the area has been inhabited since at least 1500 B.C. It has been mentioned in documents of the 14th century, bu the name of Toporna.[2] In mid-1935, local Romanian Orthodox shepherd Petrache Lupu claimed to have seen and spoken with God. Over the following three years, some two million pilgrims came to Maglavit, 10 million lei in donations were raised and King Carol II ordered the construction of a church on the site of the reported miracle. However, interest in the story had withered by autumn 1938, the church remained largely unbuilt and the funds were embezzled.[3] The episode was exploited by the far-right: Iron Guard supporter Nichifor Crainic eulogized Lupu, while his Sfarmă-Piatră was still mentioning him in April 1941. Meanwhile, in 1935, Iron Guard sympathizer N. Crevedia claimed Lupu had cured him of uncontrollable blinking.[4]
Gallery
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Marsh on the Danube -
Site of Lupu's reported miracle
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "History (EN) - Maglavit". 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Dragoș Carciga, "Maglavit - miracol sau escrocherie?", in Historia, July 23, 2010
- ^ Radu Ioanid, "Characteristics of Rumanian Fascism", in Matthew Feldman, Fascism, p. 131. Taylor & Francis, 2004, ISBN 978-041-529-019-7
