Saint Alexander Baltaga of Bessarabia

Also known as Alexandru Baltaga

A long-serving priest of Bessarabia, a member of the council that voted union with Romania in 1918, who was arrested by Soviet authorities and died in prison in 1941.

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Born 1861; reposed 1941 in a Soviet prison. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church (Feb 2025).

Sources: Basilica.ro; Orthodox Times; Romanian Orthodox Church synodal canonization (Feb 2025)