Gala Galaction
Gala Galaction | |
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Omul unei lumi noi ("The Man of a New World"), a 1920 portrait of Gala Galaction by Nicolae Tonitza | |
| Born | April 16, 1879 Didești, Romania |
| Died | March 8, 1961 (aged 81) Bucharest |
| Resting place | Cernica Monastery |
| Occupation | priest, theologian, short story writer, novelist, dramatist, essayist, journalist, translator, diarist |
| Period | 1900–1961 |
| Genre | fiction, fantasy, travel literature, biography |
| Subject | Christian theology |
| Literary movement | Realism Poporanism Sămănătorul |
Gala Galaction (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈgala galaktiˈon]; the pen name of Grigore or Grigorie Pișculescu [ɡriˈɡor(i)e piʃkuˈlesku]; April 16, 1879—March 8, 1961) was a Romanian Orthodox clergyman, theologian, writer, journalist, left-wing activist, as well as a political figure of the People's Republic of Romania. Contrary to political trends in interwar and WWII Romania, he was a promoter of tolerance towards the Jewish minority.