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Revision as of 15:48, 22 April 2012 by Biruitorul (talk | contribs) (round and round we go)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa (1925–2006) was a Romanian priest and dissident. He served 21 years in prison during the Communist regime. He was first imprisoned in 1948, but his 1978 imprisonment he claimed was harsher. He had criticized Nicolae Ceauşescu's repressions and became seen as an "enemy of the state". Reportedly he suffered beatings and harassment in prison. He was released from prison in part due to pressure from supporters like Ronald Reagan. He spent his years in exile in Virginia and ultimately settled there permanently.
After being defrocked by the Romanian Orthodox Church, he became a priest of the Orthodox Church of America. He remained critical of certain Romanian Orthodox bishops to his last day, claiming they were former Securitate secret police infiltrators.
He was interred at the Petru Vodă Monastery in Poiana Teiului Commune, Neamţ County, Romania.