Venerable-Martyr · 20th century
Saint Bessarion of Lainici
Also known as Visarion Toia · Visarion de la Lainici
Monk associated with the Lainici Monastery who was imprisoned under the communist regime and died in 1951.
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Born 1884; reposed 1951 in prison. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church (Feb 2025).
Sources: Basilica.ro; Orthodox Times; Romanian Orthodox Church synodal canonization (Feb 2025)