What is Gheorghe Simionescu?
[[File:PR.GHEORGHE GH. SIMIONESCU.jpg|thumb|200px|Simionescu in 1932]] '''Gheorghe Simionescu''' (1895–1992) was a Romanian Orthodox [[priest]] born in 1895 in [[Pietroșița]], [[Dâmbovița County|Dâmboviţ]]. He served for many years as a parish priest in his native village. He was a member and local leader of the [[National Peasant Party]].{{sfn|Iloaie|1995|p=71}} He was arrested in 1952 and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for this activity. {{sfn|Ionitoiu|2004|p=96}} Curiously, his name still appears in 1956 on the [[Council of Europe]]'s list of prominent [[Political prisoner|political prisoners]]. {{sfn|Council of Europe|1956|p=37}} Gheorghe Simionescu died on March 27, 1992, at age 96. ==Citations== {{reflist|45em}} ==Sources== * {{cite book |last=Iloaie |first=Ștefan |date=1995 |title=Mărturisitori de după gratii: slujitori ai Bisericii în temnițele comuniste |trans-title= |language=Romanian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7SuPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Simionescu%2C+Gheorghe%22 |location=Cluj-Napoca |publisher=Arhidiecezana |author-link= }} * {{cite book |last=Ionitoiu |first=Cicerone |date=2004 |title=Martiri si Marturisitori ai Bisericii Ortodoxe din Romania 1948-1989 |trans-title= |language=Romanian |url=https://archive.org/details/CiceroneIonitoiu-MartiriSiMarturisitoriAiBisericiiOrtodoxeDinRomania/page/n95 |location=Cluj-Napoca |publisher=Editura Viaţa Creştină |author-link= }} * {{cite journal |author=Council of Europe |date=Oct 6, 1956 |title=Report on action to secure the release of political prisoners in Eastern Europe: presented on behalf of the Special Committee to watch over the interests of European nations not represented in the Council of Europe, by M. Coedhart |url=http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/WorkingDocs/1956/DOC547.pdf | journal=Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe |issue=Doc. 547 |accessdate=Sep 19, 2019 |author-link=Council of Europe}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simionescu, Gheorghe}} [[Category:1895 births]] [[Category:1992 deaths]] [[Category:Eastern Orthodox priests]] [[Category:Pol