Andrei Șaguna

Andrei Șaguna (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ʃaˈɡuna]; 20 January 1808, Miskolc, Hungary – 28 June 1873, Nagyszeben, Hungary) was a Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania, and one of the Romanian community political leaders in the Habsburg monarchy, especially active during the 1848 Revolution. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.

St. Andrei Șaguna
Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania
Born20 January 1808
Miskolc, Hungary
Died28 June 1873
Nagyszeben, Hungary
Venerated inRomanian Orthodox Church
Canonized2011-10-29, Sibiu by the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Major shrineHoly Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu
Feast30 November (NS)
PatronageRomania
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