Venerable Sofronie, a simple monk from Cioara, became a beacon of faith during immense pressure from the Austrian empire to abandon #Orthodoxy. With unwavering resolve, he rallied thousands of Transylvanian peasants, defending their ancestral faith against forced conversion to Catholicism. His movement, though met with imperial force, sowed the seeds of resistance and preserved the Orthodox spirit. Through imprisonment and hardship, Sofronie never wavered, becoming a symbol of hope and steadfastness. Venerable Sofronie, pray that we may be granted similar courage in times of trial.

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