Nicolae Popea

Nicolae Popea (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈpope̯a]; born Neagoe Popea [ne̯aˈɡo.e]; March 1 [O.S. February 17] 1826–August 8 [O.S. July 26] 1908 was an Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church, as well as a historian.

He was born into a priestly family in Satulung, Brașov County, a village that today is incorporated into Săcele city, close to Brașov. At the time, the area was part of the Austrian Empire, and was located in the southeast part of the Principality of Transylvania. He attended the Romanian gymnasium in Blaj, an institution run by the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. From 1843 to 1846, he studied at the law academy in Cluj. His colleagues included Avram Iancu and Alexandru Papiu-Ilarian; together with the latter, Popea edited a weekly publication they distributed to the city's Romanian students. In 1846, he left for the University of Vienna to study theology. Rather than complete his studies, Popea returned home to take part in the 1848 Revolution. He took part in the May assembly at Câmpia Libertății, was elected to the delegation that intended to present the resulting petitions to the Transylvanian Diet and was a captain in the Brașov-based Romanian guards. After the revolution was defeated, he worked in the state administration for several years, first at Deva and then at Șomcuta Mare.

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