Father Nicanor Lemne | |
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Born | Drepcăuți, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire | 27 December 1915
Died | September 15, 2017 Siliștea Snagovului, Ilfov County, Romania | (aged 101)
Nationality | Romanian |
Education | Dorohoi Seminary Chișinău Seminary |
Alma mater | Cernăuți Faculty of Theology |
Occupation(s) | Priest, theologist, monk |
Years active | 1942–2017 |
Employer | Romanian Orthodox Church |
Known for | Longevity, rebuilding and maintaining the Turbați Monastery |
Spouse | Olga Dimitriu |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Patriarchal Cross of Romania |
Nicanor Lemne (27 December 1915 – 15 September 2017)[1] was a Romanian priest, theologist and monk who was known for his longevity.[2] He served at the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, a place of worship repaired and maintained by the father himself, in the footsteps of the former Turbați Monastery in Siliștea Snagovului.[3] He was a disciple of Arsenie Boca.[4]