Alexei Mateevici: Difference between revisions
Ekirahardian (talk | contribs) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
Replaced the Russian orthography with the Ukrainian orthography for the city Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| citizenship = |
| citizenship = |
||
| education = |
| education = |
||
| alma_mater = [[National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy|Theological Academy of |
| alma_mater = [[National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy|Theological Academy of Kyiv]] |
||
| period = |
| period = |
||
| genre = |
| genre = |
||
Revision as of 05:42, 16 December 2023
Alexei Mateevici | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | March 27, 1888 Căinari, Bessarabia, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 24, 1917 (aged 29) Chișinău, Moldavian Democratic Republic |
| Resting place | Chișinău Central Cemetery |
| Occupation | Greek language teacher |
| Language | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Theological Academy of Kyiv |
| Notable works | Limba noastră (Our Language) |
| Spouse | Teodora Borisovna Novitski |
Alexei (or Alexie) Mateevici (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsej mateˈevitʃʲ, aˈlekse -]; 27 March 1888 – 24 August 1917) was one of the most prominent Romanian[1] poets in Bessarabia.
Biography
He was born in the town Căinari, in Eastern Bessarabia, which was part of the Russian Empire, now in the Republic of Moldova. He grew up in Zaim, Căușeni.[2] He studied at the theological school of Chișinău, and published his first poems (Țăranii (Peasants), Eu cânt (I sing), Țara (The Country)) in the newspaper Basarabia, where he also published two articles on Moldavian folklore. Mateevici later published several articles on religion in Moldavia.
Mateevici went on to study at the Theological Academy of Kiev, from which he graduated in 1914. In that year he married Teodora Borisovna Novitski. He returned to Chișinău, and became a Greek language teacher at the theological school. In the summer of 1917 he wrote the lyrics for Limba noastră (Our Language),[3] which has been the national anthem of Moldova since 1994. He also volunteered as a World War One Romanian front priest, at the battle of Mărășești.
He died a month later of epidemic typhus, and was buried at the Chișinău Central Cemetery. The street leading to the cemetery now bears his name.
Honours
References
- ^ "De ce Alexei Mateevici, autorul imnului "Limba noastră", spunea că vorbim LIMBA ROMÂNĂ?". 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Moldova Pitoreasca Picturesque Moldavia" (PDF). natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro (in Romanian). May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "De Ziua Limbii Române, "Limba noastră" va răsuna din turnul Primăriei Cluj". Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Declaraţie privind restabilirea monumentului înălţat în grădina Catedralei în memoria eroilor naţionali: Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici şi Andrei Hodorogea / partide.md". www.e-democracy.md. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Mario-Ovidiu Oprea, Parliamentary Debates
External links
- 1888 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Căușeni District
- People from Bendersky Uyezd
- Moldovan poets
- Male poets
- Romanian people of Moldovan descent
- Romanian poets
- Romanian male poets
- Romanian nationalists
- National anthem writers
- Deaths from typhus
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Moldova
- Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- Male poets from the Russian Empire
- Moldovan male writers
- National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni