Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 37. (2017)
Florin Bengean: Deda – important centru cultural-spiritual-istoric al Văii Mureşului Superior
Marisia XXXVII DEDA- important centru cultural-spiritual-istoric al Väii Mure§ului Superior Florin BENGEAN* Deda- important spiritual, cultural and historical centre of the Upper Mures’ Valley. Summary Deda is a very old settlement with deep roots in the history of the Romanian people and therefore in the history of the Upper Mures’ Valley. But Deda is attested quite late being mentioned for the first time in 1393. Deda is a centre of the Upper Mures’ Valley. It is a cultural centre, too. Here at Deda the teaching element was always at home. It gave a number of personalities. Even from a long time ago here we could find schools not only for the children of Deda but for those living in the surrounding villages, too. Today the high school from Deda is named after the great scholar and “the son of the village”, Vasile Netea. Even nowadays the highschool represents the cultural centre of this area and here we find students not only from Deda but from neighbouring villages, having to travel quite long distances. In Deda the spiritual life is rich. By God’s help a church was built here (1906-1907), having as a titular saint “The Descent of the Holy Spirit" under the pastoral care of the parish priest Leon Popescu. When the church was finished, it was consecrated by Bishop Ion Metianu from Sibiu. Over the time many worthy priests served here. Key-words: culture, spirituality, history, Upper Mures’ Valley, education, church, teachers, scholars, priests Valea Mure§ului Superior, partea ei situatä dinspre crestele Cälimanilor spre confluenta cu apele Gurghiului, se remarcä printr-o rarä frumusete peisagisticä a defileului Toplita-Deda, prin härnicia §i priceperea secularä a crescätorilor de animale §i a muncitorilor forestieri, prin traditia obiceiurilor folclorice §i о mare varietate a acestora. Fiecare sat T§i reliefeazä cu pregnantä frumusetea sa aparte, printr-un specific ce-l face deosebit de celelalte, Tn marele tezaur al spiritualitätii romäne§ti. E zona in care Moldova, se Tntálne§te cu Ardealul. Aici, din cele mai strävechi timpuri, neläsänd loc unor viduri etnice, au träit romänii, a cäror existentä este atestatä §i prin locuri cu nume de „Cetate", §i unde au primit §i alte nationalitäti pentru a munci Tn linkte Tn acest colt din pämäntul tärii. Nu existä actiune Tn istoria Transilvaniei la care Mure§ul sä nu-§i fi adus contributia ei, iar §irul cärturarilor, luptätorilor §i publici§tilor mure§eni este Tntr-adevär impresionant. Mure§ul Superior este о regiune cu о sträveche viatä istoricä, bogatä din punct de vedere economic, activä ca participare la dezvoltarea culturii nationale §i elocventä sub raportul convietuirii seculare dintre romäni, unguri §i sa§i. Mure§enii au deci datoria de а pástra mereu vie amintirea Tnainta§ilor sträluciti pe care i-a dat Valea Mure§ului Superior de-а lungul timpului, de a-§\ aminti de realizärile istorice Tnfäptuite de poporul román, aceasta §i cu contributia reprezentantilor mure§eni. Localitatea Deda este foarte veche, cu adänci rädäcini Tnfipte Tn istoria poporului román §i, implicit, Tn istoria Väii Mure§ului Superior. ínsá localitatea Deda este atestatä documentar destul de tärziu, apäränd mentionatä pentru prima datä Tn anul 1393. Astfel, * Doctor in istorie, preot, profesor, cercetätor ftiintific, Tärgu-Mure§; e-mail: florinbengean@yahoo.com 49
