Ionut Biliuta – The Wheel Journal

Dr. Ionut Biliuta is an Orthodox theologian and historian of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He currently works as a Senior Researcher and Associate Professor at the Ioan Petru Culianu Institute of Religious Studies at George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology in Târgu Mureș, Romania.

Blog posts

Women Saints for the Twenty-First Century Women? The Politics of 2025 Canonizations in the Romanian Orthodox Church

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

A Saint for All Seasons: The Curious Case of St. Ilie Lăcătușu (†1983)

May 3, 2026May 4, 2026

The Wheel #28/29. Out of it. Winter/Spring 2022

Outside the Bishops’ Omniscience, There Is No Freedom! The Romanian Orthodox Church in the Age of Autocracy