Avocatul orădean Pavel Malița (1895-1981) și rolul lui în consolidarea românismului la granița de vest a României întregite [Articol]

Abstract

Oradean lawyer Pavel Maliţa was a personality of the local elite who was involved in the process of culturalization and consolidation of Romanianism on the western border of interwar Romania. He stood out, in particular, by organizing numerous cultural-religious meetings in Oradea and Bihor. His words sought to strengthen in the spirit of the people the attachment to the church and the nation. Elected vice-president of the Association “Oastea Domnului” - Oradea branch, he was the main organizer of several meetings in the communes of Bihor County. Needy people have benefited from his charitable projects in Oradea. Dispersal of prints represented another mean of cultural-national propaganda for the interwar times, especially in the villages of Bihor, where, gradually, the printed word imposed itself in the life of the rural community. As a result, the lawyer tried to spread as many books, brochures and newspapers as possible.