Born in Slobozia Rarancei, in Austrian-ruled Bukovina, his father was a Romanian Orthodox priest. From 1888 to 1896, he attended the Romanian gymnasium in Czernowitz (Cernăuți), followed by the theology faculty of Czernowitz University from 1896 to 1900. After receiving a doctorate from that institution in 1901, he studied at the law faculties of Czernowitz, Vienna and Prague, obtaining a law doctorate at Prague in 1916. Meanwhile, in 1906-1907, he took specialty courses at Athens University and in Jerusalem. Then, from 1907 to 1908, he studied at the theological academies of Kiev, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. From 1909 to 1918, he served as a deacon at Czernowitz Cathedral. In 1918, the year Bukovina was integrated into Greater Romania, Șesan was ordained a priest; in 1920, he was made an archpriest. From 1911 to 1939, he served as Czech translator for the local appeals court.[1][2]
Șesan joined the Czernowitz University faculty in 1913 as a teaching assistant in church law at the theology faculty. He became a substitute professor in 1918 and was full professor from 1919 until his death. He was faculty dean for 1921-1922 and university rector from 1923 to 1925 and from 1927 to 1930. Additionally, he was on the law faculty. Within the church, he sat on the higher-level consistory (1919-1925); played an important role in organizing the church hierarchy in the enlarged Romanian state; was economic adviser to his bishop (1925-1931), a member of the national church congress, delegate to an ecclesiastical congress held at Prague in 1928; and, from 1936 to 1940, presided over the Bukovina Orthodox clergy association. From 1922 to 1925, he directed the government's religious affairs department for Bukovina. He founded the Friends of Czechoslovakia Cultural Association at Cernăuți and belonged to the Bukovina society for Romanian culture and literature.[1][2]
Șesan published a number of works on canon law, of interest both to Orthodox in general and to the Romanian church in particular. He wrote a textbook published posthumously and drafted legislative proposals for unifying church administration after 1918. He was an opponent of allowing the laity to exercise power within the church. His studies, articles, reviews and speeches appeared in Candela and Glasul Bucovinei at Cernăuți and in Cuvântul Preoțesc at Rădăuți.[1]
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^ abc(in Romanian) "Valerian Șesan", entry in Mircea Păcurariu, Dicționarul Teologilor Români, Editura Univers Enciclopedic, Bucharest, 1996
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valerian, Șesan, june, 1878, 1940, austro, hungarian, born, romanian, theologian, born, slobozia, rarancei, austrian, ruled, bukovina, father, romanian, orthodox, priest, from, 1888, 1896, attended, romanian, gymnasium, czernowitz, cernăuți, followed, theology. Valerian Șesan June 28 1878 May 10 1940 was an Austro Hungarian born Romanian theologian Born in Slobozia Rarancei in Austrian ruled Bukovina his father was a Romanian Orthodox priest From 1888 to 1896 he attended the Romanian gymnasium in Czernowitz Cernăuți followed by the theology faculty of Czernowitz University from 1896 to 1900 After receiving a doctorate from that institution in 1901 he studied at the law faculties of Czernowitz Vienna and Prague obtaining a law doctorate at Prague in 1916 Meanwhile in 1906 1907 he took specialty courses at Athens University and in Jerusalem Then from 1907 to 1908 he studied at the theological academies of Kiev Moscow and Saint Petersburg From 1909 to 1918 he served as a deacon at Czernowitz Cathedral In 1918 the year Bukovina was integrated into Greater Romania Șesan was ordained a priest in 1920 he was made an archpriest From 1911 to 1939 he served as Czech translator for the local appeals court 1 2 Șesan joined the Czernowitz University faculty in 1913 as a teaching assistant in church law at the theology faculty He became a substitute professor in 1918 and was full professor from 1919 until his death He was faculty dean for 1921 1922 and university rector from 1923 to 1925 and from 1927 to 1930 Additionally he was on the law faculty Within the church he sat on the higher level consistory 1919 1925 played an important role in organizing the church hierarchy in the enlarged Romanian state was economic adviser to his bishop 1925 1931 a member of the national church congress delegate to an ecclesiastical congress held at Prague in 1928 and from 1936 to 1940 presided over the Bukovina Orthodox clergy association From 1922 to 1925 he directed the government s religious affairs department for Bukovina He founded the Friends of Czechoslovakia Cultural Association at Cernăuți and belonged to the Bukovina society for Romanian culture and literature 1 2 Șesan published a number of works on canon law of interest both to Orthodox in general and to the Romanian church in particular He wrote a textbook published posthumously and drafted legislative proposals for unifying church administration after 1918 He was an opponent of allowing the laity to exercise power within the church His studies articles reviews and speeches appeared in Candela and Glasul Bucovinei at Cernăuți and in Cuvantul Preoțesc at Rădăuți 1 Notes edit a b c in Romanian Valerian Șesan entry in Mircea Păcurariu Dicționarul Teologilor Romani Editura Univers Enciclopedic Bucharest 1996 a b Satco and Niculică p 590References editEmil Satco Alis Niculică eds Enciclopedia Bucovinei Vol III Suceava Editura Karl A Romstorfer 2018 ISBN 978 606 8698 22 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valerian Șesan amp oldid 1165145826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
