Arsenie Boca

Arsenie of Prislop (secular name Zian Boca, Romanian pronunciation: [arˈseni.e ˈboka]; 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 a poll of the Romanian public conducted by Romanian Television in 2006, Boca was voted 79th among 100 Greatest Romanians.