Inocenţiu Micu-Klein

Inocenţiu Micu -Klein OSBM also Ioan Micu -Klein Inocenţiu (* 1692 in Sadu in Sibiu, the Grand Duchy of Transylvania, † September 22, 1768 in Rome), was Romanian Greek- Catholic Bishop of Fagaras.

Life

Ioan Micu attended the Jesuit College in Cluj and went to high school in the seminary in Trnava (Hungarian: Nagyszombat ). At the age of thirty-six years he had the favor of Emperor Charles VI. , Who appointed him to his imperial advisors on February 25, 1729. In July 1729, he entered the monastery of Mukachevo. On September 5, 1729 he received the title of Baron of Clain ( German: Klein). On September 23, 1729 he was ordained Chaplain and received the religious name Inocenţiu.

On October 11, In 1730 he was elected bishop, confirmed on 25 October and consecrated on November 5th. The new bishop went to Vienna to insert himself at the imperial court for more rights of the Romanian people. Back in his homeland, he was solemnly enthroned in Fagaras on 28 September 1732. In the years 1734-1735 he lived mostly in Vienna in order to achieve improvements for his home and his diocese. With the collected donations there he built a monastery in Blasendorf to seminary. In 1737 he moved the bishopric of Fagaras after Blasendorf. He had the castle, cathedral and repair the building and renovate, he laid in 1741 the foundation stone for a new Basilian monastery. In 1744 there was a dispute between Empress Maria Theresa and Bishop Inocenţiu Micu Klein and he was expelled from the country. In exile in Rome he tried to come back with the help of the Holy See again, but without success. They wanted to arrest him even if he were to enter the country without the consent of the empress. In order not to further strain relations of the Vatican and the Imperial Court in Vienna, the bishop had to give in; He resigned on May 7, 1751st

The Bishop Emeritus Inocenţiu Micu Klein died on September 22, 1768, was buried in the church of the Madonna del Pascolo in Rome.