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Saint Moise Măcinic of Sibiel

Priest and confessor
Sibiel, Transylvania & Kufstein
Feast day: October 21

Moise Măcinic, Visarion Sarai, Oprea Miclăuș, Sofronie of Cioara and Ioan Galeș, with the Trinity above. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar / Basilica

A life of faith

Moise Măcinic was ordained a priest and suffered imprisonment amid conflict over the rights of Orthodox Christians in Transylvania. In 1752 he traveled with Oprea to Vienna to present the community’s petition to Maria Theresa. The two were confined at Kufstein. The received life remembers their imprisonment and their witness for the Orthodox community.

The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers saints in prayer and commemoration. Their lives offer examples for Christians learning to live their faith.

A reflection

Moise carried a community’s concerns to those in power. Consider how to represent another person’s needs accurately and respectfully.

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