Knowing well the Transylvanian and Banat atmosphere, Vasile Stroescu was the most important Maecenas whom helped the confessionary Romanian’s schools, which were strongly affected by the Hungarian legislation from 1907. In this context, Vasile Stroescu outstands as a upholder for the schools and Romanian orthodox church from Arad Bishopric. As a result of his help, lot of Romanian schools were saved, and the school’s legislation made by the political elite from Budapest at the beginning of the 20th century, which had a target to transform Romanian’s schools into Hungarian’s ones, did not have the results foresight by the authorities, and led, contrary, to the strengths of the national solidarity and to strengths of the bonding of Arad’s intellectuals to the intellectuals of other Romanian counties.
VASILE STROESCU, SUPPORTER OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES IN THE ARAD DIOCESE
