(Biblioteca Științifică Centrală„Andrei Lupan”, 2019) Cerga, Alexandru; Bulmaga, Mihail
The history of the villages from the Romanian space is inseparable from the his-
tory of the churches from the rural areas, an institution that was for the Romanian
peasants, especially those in Bessarabia, the fundamental support for their survival
and the continuation of the Romanianism. The study addresses the history of the vil-
lage Ciuciuleni in the current Hâncești district, from the perspective of the two Or-
thodox churches in this locality – the Church „Sf. Ierarh Nicolae” and the „Sfântul
Mare Mucenic Gheorghe” Church. The first Orthodox place, documented for the first
time in the second half of the eighteenth century, rebuilt several times over the centu-
ries, proved by the beginning of the twentieth century for the many inhabitants of the
village. Thus, in 1911, the second church was erected on the north side of the village
with the dedication of Saint George the Great. The stages of construction, the paro-
chial activity, data on the old Romanian books of worship in churches, as well as the
succession of the priestly priests are addressed.
