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he is known as the most enthusiastic and active organizer of the cultural
life. Among others he is also the founder of Macedo-romanian Cultural
Society which is the strong organization and where romanians from the
north and south part of Danube joined hands for national regeneration.
on April 2 nd , 1880 the society was recognized as a juridical person, by
Corpurile legiutoare which the majority has adopted. 12 Its aim was to get
the right of cultural and religious self sufficiency for the aromanians from
Balkan peninsula.
the Macedo-romanian chose him the president of the Society because
they recognized his force and power of persuasion and gave him his dues.
he succeeded in calling up romanian and Aromanian juridical and
natural people from their native places for the material and spiritual
protection of the Macedonia’s brothers.
there were a lot of famous people who belonged to this society,
dignitaries of our churches, teachers who will assure the success through
papers and researchers, political man who will bravely lead this movement.
Among the 35 famous names of the first council there are: I.p.p.S
metropolitan Calinic Miclescu, p.p.S. Iosif, the bishop of the down Danube,
prince Dimitrie Ghica, senator, general Christian tell, Al. odobescu, prof.
univ. ioan caragiani, prof. univ. Alexandru davilla, N. creţulescu, Titu
Maiorescu, iacob Negruţi, V. Alecsandri, constantin Belimace, Ştefan
Mihăilescu.
It was written a lot about it because it was the history of Aromanians
and their presence in romania. V.A. urechia was the leader of this society.
It happened after the Independence War when the romanians appeared in
Balkan owing to the material and moral help that society gave them. there
were founded a lot of schools especially during the years 1880–1881. the
Aromanians go to the churches from Macedonia which are inaugurated.
V.A. urechia sent books for schools and religious books, too. In 1895 the
Cultural Macedo-romanian Society offered to his excellency a honour
Diploma. 13
V.A. urechia’s personality will be memorable through the publication
of the Macedo-Romanian Album, realized on behalf of the Society and
edited in 1880. 14 nowadays after 130 years from the publication we associate
12 th the law was enacted by royal law, law nr. 1298 from April 15 , 1880, it was
published in the official Monitor nr. 93 from April 20th , 1880. See also BrezeAnu,
Stelian and zBuGheA, Gheorghe (eds.), op. cit., 163.
13 petreSCu-BIrInA, Virgiliu, StoICeSCu, Virgiliu and nAuM, Const. I., op.
cit., 10.
14 Bucharest, published in the graphic arts establishment “Socecu, Sander and
teclu”. the large bounded album has all pages in floral polychrome border.