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[[Image: Dumitru Staniloae.jpg|right|thumb|200pxl|Father Dumitru StaniloaeStăniloae]]'''Dumitru StaniloaeStăniloae''' was a [[priest]] of the [[Church of Romania]] who is renowned as an Orthodox theologian, academic, and professor. In addition to commentary on the works of the [[Church Fathers]] and a Romanian translation of the [[Philokalia]], his 1978 masterpiece ''The Dogmatic Orthodox Theology'' established him as one of the foremost Christian theologians of the later half of the twentieth century.

Dumitru was born on [[November 16]], 1903 , in Vladeni, Brasov County of , Romania , to Irimie and Rebecca StaniloaeStăniloae. His mother , Rebecca , was the niece of a priest. He was the youngest of their five children. At the age of thirteen he began studies at the Andrei Saguna Şaguna Confessional Humanist Lyceum. The following year he received a fellowship from the Gojdu Foundation. In 1922, he received a fellowship from Cernauti Cernăuţi University but found the course of study unsatisfactory and withdrew after one year. From 1923-1924 he attended classes at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest.

Having returned to Cernauti Cernăuţi University, he graduated in 1927, completing a thesis entitled ''Baptizing Children'' under the supervision of Professor Vasile LoichitaLoichiţă. In the fall of 1928, Dumitru received his doctorate doctoral degree after completing his dissertation ''Life and Work of Dosoftei of Jerusalem and His Connections with Romanian Principalities''. Over the next several years he studied Byzantology and Dogmatics under a fellowship from the Metropolitan Center in Sibiu as well as attending courses taught by Professor August Heisenberg in Munich. In 1929 and 1930, he researched documents concerning [[Gregory Palamas]] in Berlin, Paris, and Constantinople.

On [[October 4]], 1930, he married Maria Mihu, who presented him the following year with twins, Maria and Dumitru. His son Dumitru died shortly after his birth. His daughter Maria survived until April 1946. On [[October 8]], 1931, Dumitru was ordained [[deacon]], followed by his [[ordination]] to the [[priest]]hood on [[September 25]], 1932. On October 8, 1933, another daughter, Lydia, was born to the couple.

In 1968 he was permitted to attend conferences in Freiberg and Heidelberg. The same year he lectured at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Then, in 1973, he retired but continued as a consultant professor for doctoral studies. During the succeeding years he was honored often, including receiving ''Doctor Honoris Causa'' honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Thessaloniki in 1976, ; [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St-Sergius Orthodox Institute]] in Paris, France , in 1981, ; from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of Belgrade in 1982, ; from the University of Theology of Athens in 1991, ; and from the University of Bucharest in 1992.

On [[October 5]], 1993, Fr. Dumitru Staniloae Stăniloae died at the age of 90.

*''Treaty Teologia dogmatică ortodoxă'', Bucharest, 1978. Published in English by Holy Cross Orthodox Press as ''The Experience of God: Orthodox Dogmatic Theology''. Vol. 1, Bucharest''Revelation and Knowledge of the Triune God'' (Brookline, 2005) (ISBN 978-0917651700). Vol. 2, ''The World: Creation and Deification'' (Brookline, 2005) (ISBN 978-1885652416). Vol. 3, ''The Person of Jesus Christ as God and Savior'' (Brookline, 2011) (ISBN 978-1935317180). Vol. 4, ''The Church: Communion in the Holy Spirit'' (Brookline, 2012) (ISBN 978-1935317265). Vol. 5, ''The Sanctifying Mysteries'' (Brookline, 19782012) (ISBN 978-1935317296). Vol. 6 (forthcoming). *''Theology and the Church'', New YorkCrestwood, 1980(ISBN 978-0913836699)*Priere ''Liturgy of the Community and the Liturgy of the Heart: From the Viewpoint of the Philokalia'', 1980 (ISBN 978-0948108037)*''Prière de Jesus Jésus et experience de expérience du Saint Espirt-Esprit'', Paris, 1981*''Orthodox Spirituality: A Practical Guide for the Faithful and a Definitive Manual for the Scholar'', SOuth Canaan, 2002 (translation of ''Orthodox Spirituality'', Bucharest, 1981) (ISBN 978-1878997661)*''Teologia morală ortodoxă pentru institutele teologice'' (Orthodox Moral Orthodox Theology''), vol. 2, Bucharest, 1981*''Prayer and Holiness: The Icon of God Renewed in Man'', Oxford, 1982 (ISBN 978-0728300934)

*''Orthodoxe DogmatikEternity and Time'', 1985Fairacres, 2001 (ISBN 978-0728301535)*''The Holy Trinity: In the Beginning There Was Love'', Brookline, 2012 (ISBN 978-1935317319)

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