Alexander Ratiu
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Father Alexander Ratiu |
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| Born |
May 4, 1916 Scalp Level, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | July 25, 2002 (aged 86) Aurora, Illinois, United States |
| Buried | 41°38′26″N 88°6′10″W / 41.64056°N 88.10278°WCoordinates: 41°38′26″N 88°6′10″W / 41.64056°N 88.10278°W |
| Nationality | United States and Romanian |
| Denomination | Romanian Greek Catholic Church |
| Residence |
Giurtelecu Şimleului, Aurora, Illinois |
| Parents | Elisabeta Chindriş and Grigore Raţiu |
| Occupation | Priest and author |
| Education | Doctorate |
| Alma mater | Pio Romano Seminary and Pontifical Urbaniana University |
Father Alexander Ratiu (May 4, 1916 in Scalp Level, Pennsylvania – July 25, 2002 in Aurora, Illinois) was a Romanian-American priest of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. While serving in his family's country of origin, he became a political prisoner, and later, after his release, an author.
Ratiu served as a pastor in both Giurtelecu Şimleului, Romania, and in Plainfield, Illinois, in the United States.
Ratiu was born on May 4, 1916, in Scalp Level, Pennsylvania, in the United States, one of the four sons of Elisabeta Chindriş and Grigore Raţiu, immigrants from Romania. His brothers were named Grigore, Ioan and Emilian. In 1921, his family moved back to Romania where he was raised in Moftinu Mic, Sălaj County (now Satu Mare County). In Carei, he attended "Vasile Lucaciu" State High School. Then he studied philosophy at Oradea, where he was a schoolmate with Coriolan Tămâian, who later became a noted prelate of the diocese. Following his university studies, in preparation for the priesthood, he studied theology at the seminary in Blaj.
Ratiu then went to Rome, where he attended the Pio Romano Seminary and the Pontifical Urbaniana University, where he received a doctorate in theology. He was a classmate for seven years with Virgil Maxim (1923-1997), who was also a noted prisoner of the Romanian government for his religious beliefs.
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