{"id":37397,"date":"2025-11-18T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/?p=37397"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:36:31","slug":"viata-sfantului-sfintit-mucenic-constantin-sarbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/viata-sfantului-sfintit-mucenic-constantin-sarbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Via\u021ba Sf\u00e2ntului Sfin\u021bit Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Descoperi\u021bi via\u021ba unuia dintre sfin\u021bii canoniza\u021bi recent de c\u0103tre Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103, Sf\u00e2ntul Preot Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu, alc\u0103tuit\u0103 de c\u0103tre maicile de la m\u0103n\u0103stirea Paltin Petru Vod\u0103.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Motto: \u201eNiciodat\u0103 nu ve\u021bi avea pace \u0219i lini\u0219te sufleteasc\u0103, <br \/>\ndac\u0103 nu ve\u021bi iubi \u0219i ierta ca Hristos. Noi nu \u0219tim s\u0103 iert\u0103m\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lipsurile copil\u0103riei \u0219i r\u00e2vna pentru \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201eA \u0219ti este una. A face ceea ce \u0219tii este \u00eens\u0103 cu totul alta. \u0218tiin\u021ba este primul pas spre m\u00e2ntuire, dar faptele sunt tot drumul p\u00e2n\u0103 la ea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eFiecare ispit\u0103, fiecare necaz, fiecare atac al diavolului, dac\u0103 suntem aten\u021bi \u0219i r\u0103bd\u0103tori, ne poate aduce mare folos. Vr\u0103jma\u0219ul cel \u00eenchipuit l-a atacat cu at\u00e2ta furie pe Iov. Dar cu ce l-a v\u0103t\u0103mat, \u00een cele din urm\u0103? Cu nimic. Din contr\u0103, i-a adus o mai mare sfin\u021benie \u0219i o mai str\u0103lucitoare slav\u0103. Datorit\u0103 suferin\u021belor trec\u0103toare, mo\u0219tenim via\u021ba ve\u0219nic\u0103. Iubirea lui Dumnezeu d\u0103 m\u0103sur\u0103 \u0219i intensit\u0103\u021bii suferin\u021belor, nu numai duratei lor\u201d[1], ritorisea Patriarhul Constantinopolului, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur, cu veacuri \u00een urm\u0103.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37361\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37361\" class=\" wp-image-37361\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1a.jpg\" alt=\"1\u0430\" width=\"222\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1a.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1a-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sf\u00e2ntul Sfin\u021bit Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Via\u021ba p\u0103rintelui Constantin S\u00e2rbu a fost o continu\u0103 r\u0103stignire pe crucea iubirii p\u0103timitoare pentru Hristos, a\u0219a cum suferin\u021bele \u00eendurate de dreptul Iov au dat m\u0103sura credin\u021bei lui \u00een dragostea nemincinoas\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSunt fiu de muncitor cu palmele, f\u0103r\u0103 p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Nu-mi cunosc mama, care a murit c\u00e2nd aveam v\u00e2rsta de un an. La vestea mor\u021bii sale, \u00een spital, tata s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, a avut un \u0219oc nervos \u0219i de atunci \u0219i-a pierdut, \u00een parte, mintea. Eu am fost luat de c\u0103tre p\u0103rin\u021bii s\u0103i, tot muncitori cu palmele, s\u0103 m\u0103 creasc\u0103\u201d[2].<\/p>\n<p>Astfel \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencepe p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu autobiografia \u00eentr-un Memoriu, scris de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een septembrie 1962, la Vii\u0219oara \u2013 domiciliul s\u0103u for\u021bat din B\u0103r\u0103gan \u0219i adresat Preafericitului Patriarh Iustinian, dar interceptat \u201ela timp\u201d, de c\u0103tre Securitate.<\/p>\n<p>Fiul lui Gheorghe \u0219i Maria S\u00e2rbu, a venit pe lume, la 10 ianuarie 1905, \u00een comuna Cavadine\u0219ti, jude\u021bul Covurlui[3]. \u00cenc\u0103 din primii ani de via\u021b\u0103, va sorbi din potirul suferin\u021belor. Singura m\u00e2ng\u00e2iere \u00eei va fi credin\u021ba \u00een ocrotirea cald\u0103 a Maicii Domnului. St\u0103p\u00e2nei cerului \u0219i a p\u0103m\u00e2ntului \u00eei va fi \u00eencredin\u021bat cu ochii sc\u0103lda\u021bi de lacrimi, de c\u0103tre evlavioasa lui bunic\u0103, care \u00eei va \u0219opti \u00een fa\u021ba icoanei:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eAceasta este mama ta cea mai adev\u0103rat\u0103! La ea s\u0103 te rogi ca s\u0103-\u021bi poarte de grij\u0103!\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37363\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37363\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37363\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2a.jpg\" alt=\"2\u0430\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2a.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2a-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muzeul Satului din Cavadine\u0219ti. Foto: viata-libera.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anii copil\u0103riei p\u0103rintelui au fost \u00eenc\u0103rca\u021bi cu suspine \u0219i durere. S\u0103r\u0103cia \u0219i neajunsurile de tot felul \u00eel vor sili s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 din greu, de mic copil, pentru hrana cea de toate zilele:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eBunicii mei care m\u0103 cre\u0219teau, neav\u00e2nd alt mijloc de existen\u021b\u0103 dec\u00e2t bra\u021bele, munceau \u00een dijm\u0103 pe la chiaburi \u0219i primeau a patra parte din produs. C\u00e2nd am putut \u021bine \u0219i eu sapa \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, m\u0103 luau \u0219i pe mine la c\u00e2mp, s\u0103-i ajut. M\u00e2ncarea noastr\u0103: m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 cu bor\u0219 cu \u0219tir. Aceasta nu-i literatur\u0103, ci realitate crunt\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Tata muncea \u0219i el cu palmele pe la cei avu\u021bi. Dar nefiind \u00een stare s\u0103 se tocmeasc\u0103 \u0219i nici s\u0103-\u0219i cear\u0103 dreptul s\u0103u din munc\u0103, era exploatat de to\u021bi, muncind numai pentru m\u00e2ncare, \u00een zilele f\u0103r\u0103 lucru recurg\u00e2nd la bor\u0219ul cu \u0219tir sau la m\u00e2ncarea de cartofi a p\u0103rin\u021bilor s\u0103i b\u0103tr\u00e2ni \u0219i s\u0103raci, pentru care pricin\u0103 \u00een cas\u0103 aveau loc scandaluri necontenite. Aceasta este atmosfera \u00een care am crescut\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen ciuda tuturor greut\u0103\u021bilor materiale \u0219i a tensiunilor din s\u00e2nul familiei, Constantin a luat numai premiul I \u00een clasele primare pe care le-a urmat la \u0218coala nr. 7 din Gala\u021bi. Nevoi\u021bi s\u0103 se mute \u00een comuna Sm\u00e2rdan, aproape de Gala\u021bi, la cel\u0103lalt fiu al lor, bunicii l-au luat cu ei \u0219i pe Constantin. Dar moartea nea\u0219teptat\u0103 a bunicului \u00eei va l\u0103sa f\u0103r\u0103 ad\u0103post, pentru c\u0103 \u00een miez de noapte, nora \u00eei va izgoni din cas\u0103. Sub ploaia de cuvinte grele, cele dou\u0103 suflete urgisite \u00ee\u0219i vor g\u0103si s\u0103la\u0219 \u00eentr-o camer\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sit\u0103 din curtea bisericii satului. Aici, bunica va munci torc\u00e2nd cu furca, iar copilandrul Constantin nu va mai p\u0103\u0219i pe por\u021bile \u0219colii patru ani de zile, fiind nevoit s\u0103 slug\u0103reasc\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 simbrie, printre str\u0103ini, pentru un blid de m\u00e2ncare. C\u00e2nd le era foarte frig, bunica \u00eel ruga pe b\u0103iat s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u00eempreun\u0103 psalmi \u0219i rug\u0103ciuni, ca s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eenc\u0103lzeasc\u0103 trupul, din focul inimii.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pe b\u0103ncile seminarului. Golgota studen\u021biei<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201eS\u0103 te faci preot, c\u0103ci preotul nu moare niciodat\u0103 de foame!\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201eNiciun cuv\u00e2nt nu este de ajuns ca s\u0103 vorbe\u0219ti despre iubire dup\u0103 vrednicie, pentru c\u0103 aceasta nu este de pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, ci din cer\u201d, cuv\u00e2nta \u00een predicile sale, Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur, \u00eendemn\u00e2ndu-ne \u201es\u0103 nu socotim nimic mai de pre\u021b dec\u00e2t iubirea \u0219i nici s\u0103 nu ne str\u0103duim s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndim ceva \u00een afara ei!\u201d. Din iubirea ei jertfelnic\u0103, m\u0103rturise\u0219te peste ani, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eBunica mea, femeie simpl\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103 de carte \u2013 fiindu-i mil\u0103 de mine \u2013 \u0219i-a v\u00e2ndut singurul ei bun, o junc\u0103 ce trebuia s\u0103-i hr\u0103neasc\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021bile, m-a dat la medita\u021bie \u00een Gala\u021bi \u2013 pierdusem 4 ani \u2013 \u0219i mi-a poruncit s\u0103 dau examen la Seminarul din Gala\u021bi, spun\u00e2ndu-mi:<\/p>\n<p>Dac\u0103 vei reu\u0219i \u0219i vei \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba bine, poate vei intra \u00een inima profesorilor, care te vor ajuta s\u0103 ispr\u0103ve\u0219ti \u0219coala \u0219i te vei face preot. S\u0103 te faci preot, c\u0103ci preotul nu moare niciodat\u0103 de foame!<\/p>\n<p>Era testamentul unei b\u0103tr\u00e2ne \u2013 care o via\u021b\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 luptase cu lipsurile \u0219i cu foamea \u2013 pentru nepotul ei. Aceasta nu-i figur\u0103 de stil, ci via\u021b\u0103 stropit\u0103 cu s\u00e2nge\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37365\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37365\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3a.jpg\" alt=\"3\u0430\" width=\"525\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3a.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3a-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seminarul Teologic \u201eSf. Andrei\u201d din Gala\u021bi \u00een a. 1937. Foto: fototecaortodoxiei.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Astfel, \u00een anul 1919, t\u00e2n\u0103rul Constantin sus\u021bine examenul de admitere la Seminarul Teologic \u201eSf. Andrei\u201d din Gala\u021bi \u0219i reu\u0219e\u0219te al treilea din cei 500 de candida\u021bi, f\u0103c\u00e2nd parte din prima serie de elevi de dup\u0103 Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial. De\u0219i premiant \u00een fiecare an de \u0219coal\u0103, nu va fi scutit de plata taxelor \u0219colare, fiind nevoit s\u0103 munceasc\u0103 noaptea \u00eentr-o fabric\u0103 de cherestea, ziua prin pr\u0103v\u0103liile negustorilor sau d\u00e2nd medita\u021bii \u201eb\u0103ie\u021bilor de preo\u021bi ori de preceptori pentru o carte, o peni\u021b\u0103 sau un creion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen ciuda condi\u021biilor grele de trai, va reu\u0219i s\u0103 termine cursul superior \u00een doi ani, promov\u00e2nd c\u00e2te dou\u0103 clase \u00eentr-un an, iar ultima clas\u0103, a VIII-a, o va absolvi la Seminarul din Roman, \u201ec\u0103l\u0103torind pe tampoanele de la coada trenului\u201d, pentru c\u0103 nu avea bani de bilet. \u00cen pu\u021binele clipe libere, muncea pentru p\u00e2inea cea de toate zilele a tat\u0103lui s\u0103u, pe care nu-l mai putea \u00eentre\u021bine bunica lui, cu torsul ei din furc\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Setea sa neostoit\u0103 de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103 \u0219i dorin\u021ba ca de \u201evia\u021ba cr\u00e2ncen\u0103\u201d pe care a suferit-o, s\u0103 nu aib\u0103 parte \u0219i copiii lui, \u00eel vor face s\u0103 se \u00eenscrie la Facultatea de Teologie \u0219i la Conservatorul de Muzic\u0103 din Bucure\u0219ti, \u00een toamna anului 1925. Va avea de \u00eenfruntat foame, frig, lipsuri de tot felul care \u00eei vor \u0219lefui, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een chip minunat sufletul de viitor preot. Nici \u00een perioada studen\u021biei nu se va bucura de tihna nop\u021bilor dormite. Va fi nevoit s\u0103 doarm\u0103 \u00een sala de a\u0219teptare a G\u0103rii de Nord, dup\u0103 ce gazda \u00eel va evacua din mansarda din Pia\u021ba Amzei unde dormise pe jos, doi ani de zile sau \u201eclandestin \u00een C\u0103minul studen\u021bilor \u2013 dup\u0103 ora 11 noaptea, c\u00e2nd se culca administratorul \u2013 \u00een locul b\u0103ie\u021bilor de bani gata, care plecau noaptea la cabarete sau varieteuri\u201d. R\u0103bda zilnic \u0219i de foame, m\u00e2nc\u00e2nd la cantina Guttenberg, dup\u0103 orele 14:30, mul\u021bumindu-se cu resturile de m\u00e2ncare r\u0103mase de la studen\u021bii care aveau cartel\u0103 de mas\u0103.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37367\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37367\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37367\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4a.jpg\" alt=\"4\u0430\" width=\"525\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4a.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4a-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biserica Zl\u0103tari din Bucure\u0219ti. Foto: orasulluibucur.blogspot.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00cen 1927, va fi primit \u00een Ateneul STB (Societatea de Tramvaie Bucure\u0219ti) ca maestru de muzic\u0103 \u0219i se va implica cu tot sufletul \u00een lucrarea misionar\u0103 de la biserica Zl\u0103tari, sub \u00eendrumarea p\u0103rintelui Toma Chiricu\u021b\u0103, fiind dirijor de cor, administrator \u0219i colaborator al celor dou\u0103 reviste parohiale, <em>Ortodoxia<\/em> \u0219i <em>F\u00e2nt\u00e2na Darurilor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Jugul preo\u021biei. \u00cen slujba aproapelui la Hu\u0219i<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201eCe minunat este sufletul acela care a ajuns cu Hristos <br \/>\npe locul cel \u00eenalt, de unde se v\u0103d toate, luminos \u0219i des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it!\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37369\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37369\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5a.jpg\" alt=\"5\u0430\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5a.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catedrala episcopal\u0103 din Hu\u0219i. Foto: Cezar Suceveanu. Foto: ro.wikipedia.org<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201eC\u00e2nd mi-am terminat studiile, \u00een 1929\u201d, se dest\u0103inuie p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu, \u201eam \u00eenceput lupta pentru c\u00e2\u0219tigarea unei parohii \u0219i a unei so\u021bii, c\u0103ci la mine a fost lupt\u0103 acerb\u0103 pentru am\u00e2ndou\u0103. Vreme de aproape cinci ani de la terminarea Facult\u0103\u021bii nu a fost cu putin\u021b\u0103 s\u0103 ob\u021bin o parohie \u00een cuprinsul Arhiepiscopiei Bucure\u0219tilor, pentru c\u0103 nu aveam nicio protec\u021bie politic\u0103. Cu chiu cu vai, am ob\u021binut un post de preot la Catedrala Episcopal\u0103 din Hu\u0219i, prin Episcopul Nifon, care m\u0103 cuno\u0219tea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een anul 1934, c\u00e2nd va fi numit preot la Hu\u0219i, va ocupa postul de c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u021b al bisericii Lucaci din Capital\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen privin\u021ba alegerii viitoarei so\u021bii, p\u0103rintele Constantin m\u0103rturise\u0219te cu aceea\u0219i non\u0219alant\u0103 noble\u021be sufleteasc\u0103 care \u00eel define\u0219te:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDac\u0103 nu am avut \u0219ans\u0103 \u00een ob\u021binerea unei parohii, am avut, \u00een schimb, \u0219ans\u0103 \u00een c\u00e2\u0219tigarea inimii unei fiin\u021be superioare, licen\u021biat\u0103 \u00een Litere \u0219i Filosofie \u0219i scriitoare, pe nume Maria K. Constantinescu \u2013 sora profesorului universitar D. G. K. Constantinescu \u2013 care, av\u00e2nd un suflet nobil \u0219i apreciind eforturile \u0219i suferin\u021bele mele, a acceptat s\u0103-mi devin\u0103 so\u021bie. Nenorocirea a fost c\u0103 ea f\u0103cea parte dintr-o categorie social\u0103 suprapus\u0103, fra\u021bii s\u0103i fiind consilieri de Stat, profesori universitari, doctori, avoca\u021bi etc., iar eu\u2026 proletar!<\/p>\n<p>Opozi\u021bia familiei, care a durat patru ani, a fost d\u00e2rz\u0103 \u0219i intransigent\u0103. Aceast\u0103 opozi\u021bie s-a soldat cu victoria ei, dar cu pre\u021bul jertfei s\u0103n\u0103t\u0103\u021bii viitoarei mele so\u021bii. C\u0103ci p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd nu s-a \u00eemboln\u0103vit sora lor at\u00e2t de grav de ficat \u00eenc\u00e2t se credea c\u0103 moare, nu am fost acceptat \u00een familia lor. A\u0219a am ajuns s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig o so\u021bie minunat\u0103, dar bolnav\u0103 \u0219i o biseric\u0103 la o dep\u0103rtare de aproape 300 km de Bucure\u0219ti\u201d[4].<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37371\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37371\" class=\" wp-image-37371\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6a.jpg\" alt=\"6\u0430\" width=\"251\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6a.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6a-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mitropolitul Nifon (Criveanu, 1889-1970). Foto: fototecaortodoxiei.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00cen ziua pr\u0103znuirii Adormirii Maicii Domnului a anului 1934, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va fi diaconit pe seama Catedralei Episcopale din Hu\u0219i, iar \u00een urm\u0103toarea zi, pe 16 august odat\u0103 cu pomenirea Sfin\u021bilor Martiri Br\u00e2ncoveni, va primi taina hirotoniei, clipe unice de tr\u0103ire duhovniceasc\u0103 pe care ni le evoc\u0103 cu duh \u00eennoit de harul Sf\u00e2ntului Duh:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSt\u00e2nd \u00een fa\u021ba icoanei Sfintei Fecioare \u0219i rug\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cu lacrimi, cer\u00e2ndu-i sprijin \u0219i ocrotire, de unde p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci eram timid \u0219i tem\u0103tor, lipsit de curaj, m-am ridicat plin de putere, numai lumin\u0103, numai dorin\u021b\u0103 de a sluji supremul Adev\u0103r, aduc\u00e2nd la picioarele lui Iisus propria f\u0103ptur\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 a avea a m\u0103 mai teme de nimeni\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>H\u0103r\u0103zit de Dumnezeu cu o voce melodioas\u0103, Preasfin\u021bitul Nifon Criveanu \u00eel va desemna director al \u0218colii de c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u021bi din Hu\u0219i \u0219i profesor de Sectologie, Catehism \u0219i Muzic\u0103 vocal\u0103, iar \u00een plan administrativ, membru al Judec\u0103toriei Protopopiatului F\u0103lciu. \u201e\u00cen calitate de director, va reorganiza \u0219coala dup\u0103 modelul seminarial, cu internat (pentru 45 elevi din 105 \u00eenscri\u0219i), cantin\u0103, bibliotec\u0103, repetitor \u0219i farmacie pentru elevi. Totodat\u0103 va spori fondurile \u0219colii, \u00eencep\u00e2nd s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 material lemnos \u0219i c\u0103r\u0103mid\u0103 pentru construirea unui local modern. P\u00e2n\u0103 la ridicarea localului proiectat, pentru cele patru clase, care func\u021bionau \u00een dou\u0103 chilii insalubre de la Episcopie, va \u00eenchiria o cas\u0103 cu etaj, numit\u0103 Casa Vasuta\u201d[5].<\/p>\n<p>Sensibil la suferin\u021bele celor oropsi\u021bi, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va ridica \u00een Hu\u0219i, \u00een doi ani de zile un c\u0103min social cu 22 de camere, pentru b\u0103tr\u00e2ni \u0219i copiii orfani. Impresionat de r\u00e2vna \u0219i jertfelnicia cu care se d\u0103ruia slujirii aproapelui la cei 30 de ani ai s\u0103i, Episcopul \u00eei va propune slujba de Protoiereu al jude\u021bului F\u0103lciu[6] \u0219i de consilier al s\u0103u, \u201edemnit\u0103\u021bi care \u00eens\u0103, nu mi-au pl\u0103cut\u201d, m\u0103rturise\u0219te pr. Constantin S\u00e2rbu. \u201ePe mine m\u0103 atr\u0103gea sufletul cinstit \u0219i cald al oamenilor simpli, din mijlocul c\u0103rora m\u0103 ridicasem \u0219i pe care voiam s\u0103-i ajut, s\u0103-i m\u00e2ng\u00e2i \u0219i s\u0103-i \u00eencurajez, pe linia Bisericii bine\u00een\u021beles, c\u0103ci alt\u0103 linie nu cuno\u0219team\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>P\u0103rinte al s\u0103rmanilor \u0219i ctitor al Bisericii Vergu<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201eA iubi cu iubirea lui Hristos \u00eenseamn\u0103 a acoperi c\u0103derea fratelui t\u0103u, <br \/>\na suferi \u00eempreun\u0103 cu el, a c\u00e2\u0219tiga inima lui prin dragoste \u0219i \u00eeng\u0103duin\u021b\u0103. <br \/>\n\u00censeamn\u0103 a d\u0103rui ceva din sufletul t\u0103u aproapelui\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37379 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kollegiya-sv.-savvy12.jpg\" alt=\"\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0432. \u0421\u0430\u0432\u0432\u044b12\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kollegiya-sv.-savvy12.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kollegiya-sv.-savvy12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dumnezeu \u00eei va asculta glasul tainic al inimii. Va deveni preotul s\u0103rmanilor, odat\u0103 cu numirea so\u021biei sale ca profesoar\u0103 pe catedra de limba german\u0103 \u0219i francez\u0103 de la Liceul \u201eNicolae B\u0103lcescu\u201d din Bucure\u0219ti \u0219i a aprob\u0103rii transferului s\u0103u de la Hu\u0219i \u00een Capital\u0103. \u00cen ciuda referin\u021belor bune primite de la P.S. Nifon care afirmase c\u0103 \u201epreotul S\u00eerbu este pentru Hu\u0219i o pierdere, iar pentru Bucure\u0219ti un c\u00e2\u0219tig\u201d, va ob\u021bine doar parohia \u201eParcul C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219i\u201d \u2013 Vergu, nou \u00eenfiin\u021bat\u0103 \u00een octombrie 1938, f\u0103r\u0103 biseric\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 cas\u0103 parohial\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 teren, \u00eentr-un cartier muncitoresc \u0219i s\u0103rac (la intersec\u021bia dintre Calea C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219ilor \u0219i \u0218oseaua Mihai Bravu).<\/p>\n<p>Noul paroh nu-\u0219i va primi salariul vreme de doi ani, slujind \u00een cea mai mare s\u0103r\u0103cie \u00een capela improvizat\u0103 de la subsolul spitalului Regina Elena. Obi\u0219nuit s\u0103 poarte pe proprii s\u0103i umeri povara greut\u0103\u021bilor materiale \u0219i a \u00eempotrivirilor omene\u0219ti, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu se va implica \u00een lucrarea de zidire duhovniceasc\u0103 a enoria\u0219ilor s\u0103i, cu toat\u0103 inima lui cald\u0103 \u0219i cu n\u0103dejdea neclintit\u0103 c\u0103 \u00een fiecare suflet arde mai mult sau mai pu\u021bin, lumina lui Hristos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eEu am \u0219tiut c\u0103 \u00een sufletul omului este o sc\u00e2nteie bun\u0103 \u0219i am c\u0103utat s-o aprind pe aceea. Astfel, \u00een subsolul-pivni\u021b\u0103 al Spitalului, neizolat, cu cele \u0219ase ferestruici mici din B-dul Muncii, ale c\u0103ror geamuri erau ve\u0219nic sparte de v\u00e2rfurile ghetelor localnicilor, am desenat pe fiecare ferestruic\u0103 c\u00e2te o cruce alb\u0103. Am evacuat personal, dimpreun\u0103 cu doi b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, mo\u0219 Ganciu \u0219i R\u0103dulescu, cele dou\u0103 vagoane de nisip depozitate acolo \u0219i mi-am adus masa din cas\u0103, icoana \u0219i candela mea.<\/p>\n<p>Am f\u0103cut prima slujb\u0103 de Cr\u0103ciunul lui 1938, \u00eenso\u021bit\u0103 de predic\u0103. Lume foarte pu\u021bin\u0103: 7-8 persoane. Ce s\u0103 vezi \u0219i ce s\u0103 ascul\u021bi \u00eentr-o pivni\u021b\u0103 s\u0103r\u0103c\u0103cioas\u0103, cu miros acru de mucegai, din ai c\u0103rei pere\u021bi jilavi curgeau apele?! Iar ve\u0219minte, ni\u0219te zdren\u021be scoase din inventar de la Biserica Silvestru, de\u0219i biserica avea c\u00e2teva zeci de ve\u0219minte de cinste. Dar cine se g\u00e2ndea pe vremea aceea s\u0103 dea o m\u00e2n\u0103 de ajutor unui preot \u00een nevoie?![7] (\u2026)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37375\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37375\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bolnicza-princzessy-eleny12.jpg\" alt=\"\u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430 \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u044b \u0415\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044b12\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bolnicza-princzessy-eleny12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bolnicza-princzessy-eleny12-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitalul \u201ePrincipesa Elena\u201d \u00een al c\u0103rui subsol slujea preotul Constantin S\u00e2rbu. Foto: reddit.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u0218i totu\u0219i, at\u00e2ta sete era pe atunci de un cuv\u00e2nt bun, care s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la inim\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t vrednicii muncitori ai cartierului Vergu \u0219i din \u00eemprejurimi au umplut \u00een scurt timp subsolul, ascult\u00e2nd cuv\u00e2ntul \u0219i pe la ferestrele din strad\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t a fost nevoie s\u0103 deschidem \u0219i un culoar de al\u0103turi.<\/p>\n<p>\u0218i aceasta cu toat\u0103 propaganda du\u0219m\u0103noas\u0103 pe care colegii vecini o f\u0103ceau printre credincio\u0219i, spun\u00e2ndu-le c\u0103 aceea nu-i biseric\u0103, ci o pivni\u021b\u0103, c\u0103 acolo sunt WC-uri, c\u0103 deasupra este o \u0219coal\u0103 de copii mici, etc. Dar poporul nu-i asculta\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Timp de \u0219apte ani de zile, vrednicul slujitor al altarului se va osteni \u00een bisericu\u021ba-pivni\u021b\u0103 nu doar \u00een rug\u0103ciune, ci \u0219i \u00een fapte de milostenie, ajut\u00e2nd pe s\u0103rmanii care nu aveau din ce tr\u0103i. \u201eEu am observat c\u0103 oamenii fur\u0103 \u0219i ucid fiindc\u0103 sunt, \u00eentre altele, lipsi\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p>De aceea, \u00een paralel cu activitatea predicatorial\u0103, am organizat ac\u021biunea samarinean\u0103, ajut\u00e2nd pe cei \u00een nevoie, m\u00e2ng\u00e2ind \u0219i \u00eencuraj\u00e2nd pe cei \u00eentrista\u021bi \u0219i plas\u00e2nd \u00een servicii pe \u0219omeri. Ce-i drept, niciunul din cei recomanda\u021bi de mine \u00een servicii nu m-a f\u0103cut de ru\u0219ine. Rezultatul: furturile \u0219i crimele s-au \u00eempu\u021binat, iar \u2013 dup\u0103 m\u0103rturia doctorului Gomoiu \u2013 cei ce alt\u0103dat\u0103 sp\u0103rgeau geamurile spitalului, acum se \u00eenchin\u0103 spre bisericu\u021ba de acolo, c\u00e2nd trec pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 spital\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>N\u0103zuin\u021ba p\u0103rintelui Constantin S\u00e2rbu era s\u0103 ridice o biseric\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103p\u0103toare pentru nevoile duhovnice\u0219ti ale p\u0103stori\u021bilor s\u0103i, ne\u0219tiind \u201ec\u00e2te for\u021be ale \u00eentunericului aveau s\u0103 se dezl\u0103n\u021buiasc\u0103 \u00eempotriva lui pentru palma de p\u0103m\u00e2nt necesar\u0103 construc\u021biei\u201d. Terenul era r\u00e2vnit de doi proprietari boga\u021bi interesa\u021bi s\u0103 construiasc\u0103 pe el, magazine \u0219i de Casa Regal\u0103 care dorea s\u0103 aib\u0103 o biseric\u0103 pentru a\u0219ez\u0103mintele sale, dar f\u0103r\u0103 implicarea ei efectiv\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Dup\u0103 cinci ani de procese \u00een instan\u021b\u0103, umilin\u021be, zeci de memorii \u00eenaintate factorilor de decizie, c\u00e2nd orice speran\u021b\u0103 p\u0103rea pierdut\u0103, la interven\u021bia personal\u0103 a Preafericitului Patriarh Nicodim \u0219i a mare\u0219alului Ion Antonescu, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va ob\u021bine la 1 ianuarie 1943, aprob\u0103rile necesare ridic\u0103rii monumentalei biserici Sfin\u021bii \u00cemp\u0103ra\u021bi Constantin \u0219i Elena.<\/p>\n<p>Cu doi ani \u00een urm\u0103, so\u021bia \u00eei murise, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103 creasc\u0103 singur cele dou\u0103 feti\u021be, una de doi ani \u0219i cealalt\u0103 de cinci ani. \u0218i ca preot, \u0219i ca tat\u0103, p\u0103rintele Constantin va fi un model exemplar de jertfelnic\u0103 m\u0103rinimie:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eTreburile \u00een cas\u0103 le f\u0103ceam eu, a\u0219a cum puteam. C\u0103utam s\u0103 fiu vesel, ca s\u0103 nu simt\u0103 copiii mei c\u0103 nu au mam\u0103, a\u0219a cum am sim\u021bit eu la vremea mea, c\u00e2nd am fost orfan!\u2026 Singurul meu loc de refugiu era altarul. Doar acolo m\u0103 puteam ruga, acolo puteam pl\u00e2nge, numai de acolo puteam lua putere\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37391\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37391\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-verg12u.jpg\" alt=\"\u0426\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0412\u0435\u0440\u043312\u0443\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-verg12u.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-verg12u-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-verg12u-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biserica Vergu, Bucure\u0219ti. Foto: lovinromania.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>\u201eBucuriile suferin\u021bei\u201d. Sfin\u021birea Bisericii Vergu<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201eVai, acolo unde se munce\u0219te f\u0103r\u0103 lumin\u0103! <br \/>\nFerice este numai acolo unde Adev\u0103rul lucreaz\u0103 Dragostea\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00cen anul 1943, piatra de temelie a Bisericii Vergu va fi pus\u0103 \u00een prezen\u021ba mare\u0219alului Ion Antonescu, iar \u00een cuv\u00e2ntul de mul\u021bumire adresat oficialit\u0103\u021bilor, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va face o scurt\u0103 prezentare a proiectului:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eBiserica trebuie s\u0103 fie nu numai loca\u0219 de \u00eenchinare \u00een care s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 preotul, ea trebuie s\u0103 fie pilonul \u00een jurul c\u0103ruia s\u0103 graviteze toat\u0103 activitatea cre\u0219tin-social\u0103 a societ\u0103\u021bii. Deasupra, sub m\u0103iastra catapeteasm\u0103, va fi biserica credin\u021bei. \u0218i mai t\u00e2rziu, n\u0103d\u0103jduim s\u0103 \u00eenfiin\u021b\u0103m un orfelinat pentru feti\u021be, o cantin\u0103 pentru infirmi \u0219i b\u0103tr\u00e2ni, asupra c\u0103rora v\u0103p\u0103ile acestui altar s\u0103-\u0219i reverse lumina alin\u0103toare\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>La sf\u00e2r\u0219itul lunii ianuarie 1944, p\u0103rintele S\u00e2rbu solicita Conduc\u0103torului Statului un aparat de cinematograf, un diapozitiv, un pian \u0219i o org\u0103 de la Serviciul de Capturi al Armatei, \u00een vederea folosirii acestora \u00een scopuri misionare \u00een sala de la subsolul bisericii, a c\u0103rei finalizare era prev\u0103zut\u0103 pentru 20 noiembrie 1944. \u00cens\u0103, din cauza bombardamentelor din anul 1944, lucr\u0103rile de construc\u021bie se vor \u00eentrerupe, biserica fiind terminat\u0103 \u0219i sfin\u021bit\u0103 de c\u0103tre fostul mitropolit al Olteniei, \u00cenaltpreasfin\u021bitul Nifon Criveanu, \u00een 1949.<\/p>\n<p>\u00centre timp, foametea anului 1947 va face ravagii \u00een Moldova. P\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va organiza colecte de alimente \u0219i \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte de la enoria\u0219i, pe care le va transporta cu dou\u0103 vagoane \u00een satele \u00eenfometate, Dancu \u0219i C\u00e2rlig, de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Ia\u0219i, binefacere pentru care Mitropolia Moldovei \u00eei mul\u021bume\u0219te \u00een scris, iar Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eei acord\u0103 crucea de iconom stavrofor.<\/p>\n<p>Dup\u0103 mult\u0103 sudoare, umilin\u021be \u0219i lacrimi amare, de Floriile anului 1948, dup\u0103 zece ani de slujire \u00een subsoluri \u0219i pivni\u021be, va avea loc sfin\u021birea Bisericii Vergu, \u00een prezen\u021ba a cinci mii de suflete. Noua ctitorie avea un cor de optzeci de persoane voluntare, o sal\u0103 de conferin\u021be cu o capacitate de 2000 de persoane, clopotni\u021b\u0103, cas\u0103 parohial\u0103, o cantin\u0103 pentru b\u0103tr\u00e2nii s\u0103raci, o bibliotec\u0103 de carte religioas\u0103 \u0219i un azil.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37387\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37387\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37387\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prihod-hrama-vergu12.jpg\" alt=\"\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434 \u0445\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0433\u044312\" width=\"700\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prihod-hrama-vergu12.jpg 700w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prihod-hrama-vergu12-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/prihod-hrama-vergu12-585x303.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parohia bisericii Vergu \u00een zilele noastre. Foto: parohiaparculcalarasi.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>\u201eLacrim\u0103 \u0219i har\u201d \u00een anii de temni\u021b\u0103<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201ePute\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 chinui\u021bi c\u00e2t vre\u021bi, dar nu m\u0103 lep\u0103d de Hristos!\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00cen scurt timp, prolifica activitate pastoral-misionar\u0103 de la Biserica Vergu va atrage aten\u021bia Securit\u0103\u021bii. Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce num\u0103rul \u00eenchin\u0103torilor va cre\u0219te tot mai mult, odat\u0103 cu r\u0103sp\u00e2ndirea ve\u0219tii c\u0103 pe una dintre ferestrele bisericii a ap\u0103rut o cruce, sub form\u0103 de umbr\u0103, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va fi tot mai atent monitorizat \u0219i, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, ridicat pentru anchet\u0103, \u00eentre 15-21 iunie 1949. \u00cen lipsa probelor incriminatorii, va fi eliberat, continu\u00e2nd s\u0103 fie supravegheat \u00eendeaproape.<\/p>\n<p>La 12 ianuarie 1954, va fi din nou arestat sub \u00eenvinuirea de \u201euneltire contra ordinii sociale\u201d. Capetele de acuzare vor fi sprijinul acordat de mare\u0219alul Antonescu \u0219i de legionari la ridicarea bisericii, precum \u0219i folosirea prizonierilor sovietici la construirea gardului de incint\u0103 al parohiei. La 9 octombrie 1954, va fi condamnat prin Sentin\u021ba nr. 2168 a Tribunalului Militar Bucure\u0219ti, al\u0103turi de al\u021bi 23 inculpa\u021bi pentru participare la Mi\u0219carea de rezisten\u021b\u0103 \u201eSalvatorii Neamului\u201d de care, de altfel, era complet str\u0103in \u0219i pentru delictul de \u201ede\u021binere \u0219i necedare c\u0103tre Republica Popular\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103 a valutei\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37389\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37389\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37389\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ruiny-tyurmy-ostrov12.jpg\" alt=\"\u0420\u0443\u0438\u043d\u044b \u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u044b \u00ab\u041e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043212\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ruiny-tyurmy-ostrov12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ruiny-tyurmy-ostrov12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruinele penitenciarului \u201eOstrov\u201d din Insula Mare a Br\u0103ilei. Foto: lh3.googleusercontent.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Va purta zeghea suferin\u021belor \u00een penitenciarele de la Jilava (1954-1955), Dej (1955), Gherla (1956-1962) \u0219i lag\u0103rele de munc\u0103 de la Poarta Alb\u0103 (1955-1956) \u0219i Insula Br\u0103ilei, la Salcia (1959). \u00cen Delt\u0103, va lucra la stuf, fiind sprijinul \u0219i sufletul de\u021binu\u021bilor. \u00cen zilele \u00een care nu erau sco\u0219i la lucru, va s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219i Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie. Buc\u0103\u021bica lui de p\u00e2ine, c\u00e2nd o avea, o va face firimituri, o va sfin\u021bi \u0219i o va \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bi tuturor, binecuv\u00e2nt\u00e2ndu-i.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37377\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37377\" class=\" wp-image-37377\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vorota-tyurmy-zhilav12a.jpg\" alt=\"\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u044b \u0416\u0438\u043b\u0430\u043212\u0430\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vorota-tyurmy-zhilav12a.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vorota-tyurmy-zhilav12a-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Por\u021bile penitenciarului Jilava. Foto: fericiticeiprigoniti.net\/jilava<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Torturat \u0219i \u00eenfometat peste m\u0103sur\u0103, se va \u00eemboln\u0103vi de ulcer duodenal, \u00eens\u0103 va r\u0103m\u00e2ne neclintit \u00een m\u0103rturisirea sa de credin\u021b\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 la eliberare:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eM-au ars cu fierul ro\u0219u la t\u0103lpi, mi-au smuls barba, m-au b\u0103tut, dar le-am spus: Pute\u021bi s\u0103 m\u0103 chinui\u021bi c\u00e2t vre\u021bi, dar nu m\u0103 lep\u0103d de Hristos!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>De\u0219i pedeapsa \u00eei expira la 8 ianuarie 1962, prin Decizia nr. 16.333 a Ministerului Afacerilor Interne, p\u0103rintele va fi trimis \u00een \u201edomiciliu obligatoriu\u201d la Vii\u0219oara, pentru 24 de luni, r\u0103stimp \u00een care va sluji ca preot \u00een biserica satului de l\u00e2ng\u0103 M\u0103rcule\u0219ti-Slobozia. \u0218i aici, la cap\u0103t de lume, iubirea nelimitat\u0103 \u0219i d\u0103ruirea fa\u021b\u0103 de aproapele va r\u0103m\u00e2ne axul vie\u021bii p\u0103rintelui Constantin S\u00e2rbu.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Slujitor la Biserica Sapien\u021bei dup\u0103 eliberare. Sf\u00e2r\u0219itul mucenicesc<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201eCredincios adev\u0103rat este acela care, f\u0103c\u00e2nd binele, nu se m\u0103soar\u0103 cu semenii s\u0103i, <br \/>\nci cu \u00cenv\u0103\u021b\u0103torul s\u0103u, c\u0103ci cine se m\u0103soar\u0103 cu al\u021bii, totdeauna se va m\u00e2ndri, <br \/>\ndar cine se m\u0103soar\u0103 cu Domnul, acela \u00ee\u0219i va g\u0103si \u00eentotdeauna m\u0103sura smereniei sale\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dup\u0103 eliberarea din 25 februarie 1964, p\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu va \u00eenainta Patriarhului Iustinian o cerere prin care solicita o parohie, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 iluzia c\u0103 va reveni la biserica sufletului s\u0103u din cartierul Vergului.<\/p>\n<p>Dialogul purtat cu \u00cent\u00e2ist\u0103t\u0103torul Bisericii Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne de atunci r\u0103m\u00e2ne antologic:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eCe s\u0103-\u021bi dau eu, S\u00e2rbule?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eCea mai s\u0103rac\u0103 biseric\u0103 din Bucure\u0219ti, Prea Fericite!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u0218tiu eu, a zis Patriarhul, c\u0103 orice biseric\u0103 \u021bi-oi da \u021bie, tu faci din ea o gr\u0103din\u0103!\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37395\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37395\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37395\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-sapienczej12.jpg\" alt=\"\u0426\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0421\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0435\u043912\" width=\"525\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-sapienczej12.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czerkov-sapienczej12-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biserica Sapien\u021bei, a. 1710. Foto: Protoieria1.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u0218i a\u0219a a fost. Va primi cheile bisericii Sapien\u021bei care, 40 de ani fusese \u00eenchis\u0103 \u0219i era \u00eentr-o stare avansat\u0103 de degradare. O va restaura \u0219i va liturghisi \u00een altarul ei p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul vie\u021bii, cu sprijinul jertfelnic al Matildei (Cocu\u021ba) Mircea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u00cens\u0103, cea mai de pre\u021b lucrare, chiar dac\u0103 a devenit un al doilea ctitor prin repararea bisericii \u0219i ad\u0103ugarea unui pridvor, a fost construirea unei comunit\u0103\u021bi religioase pline de dragoste fr\u0103\u021beasc\u0103. A zidit cu migal\u0103 fiecare suflet care venea la biseric\u0103. Zecile de m\u0103rturii ale celor care l-au cunoscut sunt uluitoare. Sunt minuni la tot pasul, \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103ri care dovedesc c\u0103 preotul Constantin era \u00eentr-adev\u0103r un ales al Domnului.<\/p>\n<p>S-a dedicat cu totul misiunii sale de c\u0103l\u0103uzitor pe calea m\u00e2ntuirii, \u00eentr-o vreme at\u00e2t de potrivnic\u0103 acestui lucru. Securitatea l-a h\u0103r\u021buit \u0219i urm\u0103rit \u0219i dup\u0103 eliberare. Securi\u0219tii i-au propus colaborarea, dar a refuzat cu fermitate. I-au trimis oameni la spovedanie, cer\u00e2ndu-i s\u0103 le divulge lor secretul, dar s-a opus cu toat\u0103 fiin\u021ba.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1975, i-au sugerat c\u0103 ar fi bine s\u0103 se opereze \u0219i i-au \u00abrecomandat\u00bb medicul chirurg care s\u0103 fac\u0103 aceasta. \u00cen\u021beleg\u00e2nd c\u0103 este chemat la \u00eemplinirea unei ultime datorii, s-a l\u0103sat \u00abtratat\u00bb. A pus \u00een ordine totul la biseric\u0103 \u0219i, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, internarea i-a fost fatal\u0103. Dup\u0103 opera\u021bie, chirurgul a intrat \u00een salon \u0219i l-a \u00eentrebat:<\/p>\n<p>\u00abCum, n-ai murit, \u00eenc\u0103?\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>A venit \u00een grab\u0103 p\u0103rintele Argatu de la Antim s\u0103-l spovedeasc\u0103 \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219easc\u0103. A fost atunci un moment care poate fi trecut \u00een r\u00e2ndul minunilor. P\u0103rintele Argatu credea c\u0103 perna este colorat\u0103 \u0219i tot punea m\u00e2na l\u00e2ng\u0103 capul p\u0103rintelui S\u00e2rbu, dar de fapt, \u0219i-a dat seama c\u0103 era o aureol\u0103 \u00een jurul acestuia. Le-a povestit credincio\u0219ilor de la Sapien\u021bei minunea \u0219i ei, de\u0219i \u00eendurera\u021bi de plecarea p\u0103rintelui lor, s-au bucurat c\u0103 Domnul le-a ar\u0103tat un semn al vredniciei lui\u201d[8] (Daniela Sontica).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37385\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37385\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37385\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/otecz-konstantin-syrbu12.jpg\" alt=\"\u041e\u0442\u0435\u0446 \u041a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d \u0421\u044b\u0440\u0431\u044312\" width=\"525\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/otecz-konstantin-syrbu12.jpg 525w, https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/otecz-konstantin-syrbu12-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu cu enoria\u0219ii. Foto: ziarullumina.ro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201eC\u00e2nd, cu c\u00e2teva zile \u00eenainte de a se interna \u00een spital, o fiic\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103, \u00eei d\u0103ruise \u00een numele credincio\u0219ilor flori \u0219i o felicitare frumos scris\u0103 pe un pergament, p\u0103rintele, foarte emo\u021bionat, \u00eemi spusese:<\/p>\n<p>Vezi, mi-au dat hrisov domnesc, carte ca la domni! Ce-am f\u0103cut eu pentru voi, ca s\u0103 merit at\u00e2ta iubire \u0219i recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103?\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen ziua de 23 octombrie 1975, ora 15, P\u0103rintele Constantin S\u00e2rbu a p\u0103r\u0103sit aceast\u0103 lume. \u00cen ultima sa noapte de via\u021b\u0103, cu o febr\u0103 de 39-40 de grade, cer\u00e2nd mereu \u00abap\u0103, ap\u0103 rece\u00bb, mi-a spus:<\/p>\n<p>Cur\u00e2nd \u00eemi voi lua zborul. A\u0219a mi-a fost r\u00e2nduit. S\u0103 nu v\u0103 \u00eentrista\u021bi \u0219i s\u0103 nu judeca\u021bi pe nimeni, c\u0103ci nimic nu se petrece \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor, ci totul este f\u0103cut cu mult\u0103 \u00een\u021belepciune. Eu v-am iubit mult. Cu voi \u0219i prin voi am dus la bun sf\u00e2r\u0219it lucrarea lui Dumnezeu ce mi-a fost \u00eencredin\u021bat\u0103. S\u0103 v\u0103 ruga\u021bi pentru mine! Am mare nevoie de rug\u0103ciunea voastr\u0103 sincer\u0103 \u0219i profund\u0103! Eu voi fi permanent cu voi. Chema\u021bi-m\u0103! Nu uita\u021bi c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea e totul \u0219i c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea \u00een biseric\u0103 este \u0219i mai important\u0103!\u201d[9] (Dr. Octavia T\u0103sl\u0103oanu).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37383\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37383\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mogila12.jpg\" alt=\"\u041c\u043e\u0433\u0438\u043b\u043012\" width=\"225\" height=\"299\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morm\u00e2ntul preotului Constantin S\u00e2rbu \u00een ograda bisericii Sapien\u021bei.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Trupul mucenicesc al p\u0103rintelui va fi depus cu pio\u0219enie \u00een Biserica Sapien\u021bei \u0219i \u00eengropat \u00een curtea sf\u00e2ntului loca\u0219.\u00a0 An de an, la s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Sfin\u021bilor \u00cemp\u0103ra\u021bi Constantin \u0219i Elena, precum \u0219i la 23 octombrie, ziua adormirii p\u0103rintelui, credincio\u0219ii care i-au stat al\u0103turi \u0219i la bine \u0219i la r\u0103u, i-au f\u0103cut parastase la morm\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n<p>La 18 octombrie 2023, dup\u0103 48 de ani de la \u00eenhumare, trupul p\u0103rintelui a fost scos din nou la lumin\u0103, r\u0103sp\u00e2ndind \u00een jur, buna mireasm\u0103 a sfin\u021beniei, dup\u0103 cum m\u0103rturise\u0219te preotul Marin Cojoc, actualul paroh al Bisericii Sapien\u021bei:<\/p>\n<p>\u201ePluteam pe mireasma aceea, era ceva dumnezeiesc, am \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ngem to\u021bi de bucurie, o bucurie sf\u00e2nt\u0103\u2026 Me\u0219terii s-au a\u0219ezat pe marginea gropii \u0219i se \u00eenchinau, pentru c\u0103 nu mai v\u0103zuser\u0103 a\u0219a ceva. C\u00e2nd l-am dezgropat cu totul, am descoperit c\u0103 inima \u00eei r\u0103m\u0103sese neputrezit\u0103, inima lui, care spusese ne\u00eencetat rug\u0103ciunea lui Iisus!\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sinodul Bisericii Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne va \u00eenscrie numele sfin\u021bitului m\u0103rturisitor \u0219i martir, Constantin S\u00e2rbu pe filele calendarului cre\u0219tin, la data de 23 octombrie, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Sf. Iacob, rudenia Domnului, un alt mare mucenic, aruncat de pe aripa templului din Ierusalim \u0219i ucis cu pietre pentru credin\u021ba lui \u00een Hristos.<\/p>\n<p>La Biserica Sapien\u021bei, p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u00eenc\u0103 mai miroase a cer\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>[1] Sf. Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur \u00een Problemele vie\u021bii, Ed. Egumeni\u021ba, pp. 31-32.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[2] Frag. din cota I258316, vol. II \u2013 la filele 40-49, \u201efondul operativ\u201d al Securit\u0103\u021bii. Document publicat \u00een Lacrim\u0103 \u0219i Har, Editura Bonifaciu, 2010, pag. 10-29, edi\u021bie \u00eengrijit\u0103 de ob\u0219tea M\u0103n\u0103stirii Diacone\u0219ti<\/p>\n<p>[3] Jude\u021bul Covurlui a fost o unitate administrativ\u0103 de ordinul \u00eent\u00e2i din Regatul Rom\u00e2niei, aflat\u0103 \u00een regiunea istoric\u0103 Moldova. Re\u0219edin\u021ba jude\u021bului era municipiul Gala\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p>[4] Selec\u021bie de fragmente din \u201eLacrim\u0103 \u0219i Har\u201d, Editura Bonifaciu.<\/p>\n<p>[5] Cf. biografiei alc\u0103tuit\u0103 de Adrian Nicolae Petcu \u0219i Gheorghe Vasilescu.<\/p>\n<p>[6] Jude\u0163ul F\u0103lciu face parte din jude\u0163ele Moldovei de S-E \u015fi este a\u015fezat pe Valea Prutului, \u00een dreptul vestitei p\u0103duri a Tigheciului, adic\u0103 la o fost\u0103 margine de \u0163ar\u0103 (marginea dinspre Bugeac). \u00cen vechea \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163ire pe \u0163inuturi a Moldovei (\u00eenainte de 1812), codrul Tigheciului f\u0103cea parte din \u0163inutul F\u0103lciului. Dou\u0103 drumuri principale treceau alt\u0103dat\u0103 \u015fi trec \u015fi acum prin acest jude\u0163: drumul Tighinei prin Hu\u015fi \u015fi Chi\u015fin\u0103u, \u015fi drumul Cet\u0103\u0163ii-Albe prin t\u00e2rgul F\u0103lciului, a\u015fezat \u00een S. jude\u0163ului.<\/p>\n<p>[7] Lacrim\u0103 \u0219i Har, Editura Bonifaciu.<\/p>\n<p>[8] Din relat\u0103rile Danielei Sontica.<\/p>\n<p>[9] Dr. Octavia T\u0103sl\u0103oanu, 1999, M\u0103rturie ap\u0103rut\u0103 \u00een bro\u0219ura Preotul Constantin S\u00e2rbu, slujitor al Supremului Adev\u0103r, Bucure\u0219ti, 2002.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Sursa: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/atitudini.com\/2025\/10\/viata-sf-constantin-sarbu-manastirea-paltin\/\"><strong><em>Atitudini<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descoperi\u021bi via\u021ba unuia dintre sfin\u021bii canoniza\u021bi recent de c\u0103tre Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103, Sf\u00e2ntul Preot Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu, alc\u0103tuit\u0103 de c\u0103tre maicile de la&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Via\u021ba Sf\u00e2ntului Sfin\u021bit Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu - traditia.md","description":"Descoperi\u021bi via\u021ba unuia dintre sfin\u021bii canoniza\u021bi recent de c\u0103tre Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103, Sf\u00e2ntul Preot Mucenic Constantin S\u00e2rbu, alc\u0103tuit\u0103 de c\u0103tre maicile de la m\u0103"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apararea-credintei","category-stiri"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}