Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 37. (2017)
Răzvan Mihai Neagu: Consideraţii pe marginea vieţii şi activităţii lui Basiliu Podoabă, directorul Băncii "Economul" din Cluj
Marisia XXXVII Consideratii pe marginea vietii §i activitätii lui Basiliu Podoaba, directorul Báncii „Economul” din Cluj Rázván Mihai NEAGU* Considerations on the life and work of Basiliu Podoaba the director of „Economul” Bank from Cluj Abstract Basiliu Podoaba was a Romanian Greek Catholic cleric, who lived and worked in the late XIXth century and early XXth century. He studied Theology in Blaj and Law at the Cluj University. Basiliu Podoabä had a rich social activity in many fields (cultural, economical, national, educational, religious etc.) being an active member of the civil society in Cluj, but also in the Greek-Catholic Church. Basiliu Podoabä was member of the prestigious Romanian cultural association: ASTRA. In 1886, Podoabä was one of those who established ’’Economul” Bank from Cluj, which will bind the most of his activity. He served as executive director of the bank along two terms, the first one shorter 1889-1890 and the second one longer 1895-1905. Basiliu Podoabä was a militant for the rights of the Greek Catholic Church and a genuine member of this faith community.He left the bank management after a scandal with other members from Board of Directors and served as priest. In a first phase, Basiliu Podoabä was archpriest of Teaca, and after words archpriest of Biia and parish priest of Valea Lungä/Hususäu. Key-words: Basiliu Podoabä, ’’Economul” Bank, Cluj, Greek-Catholic Church, priest. Preliminarii Basiliu Podoaba a fost un cleric greco-catolic, dar §i director al Bäncii Economul,personalitate marcantä a Clujului la sfar§itul secolului al XlX-lea §i inceputul secolului al XX-lea. S-а näscut la 11 martié 1852 ín localitatea Topa Micä/Topa De§eartä, comitatui Cojocna §i provenea dintr-o familie greco-catolicä, cu traditie clericalá, tatái säu loan Podoabä, fiind parohul localitátii natale. Basiliu Podoabä a studiat teológia la Blaj (1873-1877), fiind hirotonit preot la 23 iunie 1878 de mitropolitul loan Vancea de Buteasa §i numit capelan la Cluj (1878-1891 )* 1. ín cadrul protopopiatului Clujului, Basiliu Podoabä a fost §i notar tractual2. ín perioada studiilor teologice Podoabä a fost membru al Societátii Inocentiu Micu Klein din Blaj, fondatá Tn 1873, fiind ales notar al acesteia Tn §edinta din 10 noiembrie 18733. Pe de altä parte, dupá terminarea studiilor teologice, Basiliu Podoabä a optat §i pentru pregätirea juridicá Tn cadrul Universitätii din Cluj, la Facultatea de drept §i §tiinte politice (1877-1880; 1886-1887)4. Podoabä a desfä§urat о bogatä activitate * Profesor doctor, Colegiul Tehnic Turda 1 Cematismul veneratului der al archidiecesei metropolitane greco-catolice románé de Alba lulia §i Fägära§ pre anui Domnului 1900 de la sánta unire 200, Bla§, Tipográfia seminarului archidiecesan, p. 745;Cornel Sigmirean, Intelectualitatea ecleziasticä. Preotii Blajului (1806-1948), Ed. Universitätii Petru Maior, Tärgu Mure§, 2007, p. 170. 2Siematismulu veneratului cleru alu archidiecesei metropolitane greco-catolice a Alba Juliéi §i Fagarasiului prea anulu 1880, Blasiu, Tipográfia Seminariului gr.cat, p. 76; Siematismulu veneratului cleru alu archidiecesei metropolitane greco-catolice a Alba Juliéi §i Fagarasiului prea anulu 1886, Blasiu, Tipográfia Seminariului gr.cat, p. 84, 88. 3Federatiunea, Budapesta, 11/23 noiembrie1873, nr. 72-797, p. 284. 4Cornel Sigmirean,Istoria formärii intelectualitätii románe§ti din Transilvania §i Banat ín epoca modernä, Presa Universitarä Clujeanä, Cluj-Napoca, 2000, p. 448. 127
