Sofronie of Cioara

Sofronie of Cioara
"Cuviosul Mărturisitor Sofronie de la Cioara"
Romanian Saints Visarion Saraj, Nicolae Oprea Miclăuș, Sofronie of Cioara
Eastern Orthodox Monk
BornCioara, now Săliștea, Alba County
DiedCurtea de Argeș
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized21 October 1955, Alba Iulia by the Romanian Orthodox Church
Feast21 October

Sofronie of Cioara (Romanian: Sofronie de la Cioara) is a Romanian Orthodox saint. He was an Eastern Orthodox monk who advocated for the freedom of worship of the Romanian population in Transylvania.


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