St. Arsenie of Prislop + Commemorated on November 28
Arsenie of Prislop (secular name Zian Boca, 29 September 1910 – 28 November 1989) was a Romanian priest, theologian, mystic, and artist. He was persecuted by the Romanian Communist Party. He is venerated as a saint in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in Vața de Sus, Hunedoara County, he died at Sinaia Monastery and was buried at Prislop Monastery in Silvașu de Sus village.
In October 2015 the Romanian Orthodox Church announced that it was considering the cause of his recognition and proclamation as a saint. In September 2019 Fr. Arsenie Boca was proposed for canonization. In July 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Church announced its decision that Boca would be canonized. The Synodal decree of canonization of him and 14 other new Romanian saints was released 4 February 2025.
