The Cultural-Missionary Activity of the Romanian Orthodox Church Brotherhood and the Choir of the Orthodox Parish in Aiud at the Beginning of the 20 th Century

Aiud has been one of Transylvania's famous Hungarian cultural centers for almost a millennium. During this time, the status of the Orthodox Romanians were insignificant in social life because they lacked church organization and a place of worship. TheThe Great Union of 1918 would generate an extraordinary national-spiritual revival in the heart of the community through theestablishment of the Aiud Orthodox Parish and the Aiud Orthodox Archdiocese in 1922, during the pastorate of theworthy priest Iosif Pop.One of the missionary vectors of the dynamization of cultural-religious life in the framework of the new Archdiocese wasrepresented by the Romanian Orthodox Brotherhood, a lay organization founded on the initiative of Professor SextilPușcariu. Through the Branch in Aiud, the church structure intended for intellectuals supported the fight to defendOrthodoxy, preserving the Romanian people's spiritual balance and fostering faith revival. The Choir of the Aiud Orthodox Parishplayed a significant role in the organization’s local activity, which was established to support the cultural-religious propaganda of the Romanian Orthodox Brotherhood.