overtly antisemitic statements. Mircea Eliade recalls the incident in his autobiography: "Judah suffers because it must suffer," Nae had written. And he explained why: the Jews had refused to acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Messiah. This suffering in history reflected, in a certain sense, the destiny of the Hebrew people who, precisely because they had rejected Christianity, could not be saved. Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. Eliade notes that this incident marked a profound departure for Ionescu, who in the late 1920s had suggested to Eliade, who was then his student, that he had been tempted "to give up both journalism and politics and devote myself entirely to Hebraic studies". Sebastian, though dejected by the incident, opted to keep Ionescu's introduction in the book. Later life After Carol's crackdown on the Iron Guard, Nae Ionescu and his disciples were rounded up and imprisoned at a makeshift camp in Miercurea-Ciuc. The experience took a toll on his fragile health, and he died soon thereafter. Some close sources indicated that he was assassinated by poisoning due to his involvement with the Iron Guard. Nae Ionescu's villa in Băneasa Nae Ionescu was the owner of a luxury villa in Băneasa village (now Băneasa neighborhood, in the northern part of Bucharest), situated at 4th, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Avenue (position ). It was considered one of the finest Bucharest residences at the time. The house remained in collective memory mainly because it is described in his students' writings (Mircea Vulcănescu and others). The house was built by architect George Matei Cantacuzino, under its owner's direct supervision. In his book "Nae Ionescu așa cum l-am cunoscut" ("Nae Ionescu As I Knew Him"), Vulcănescu dedicates many pages in describing this house, in detail. He evokes the fact that a painting of El Greco was displayed there (a Descent from the Cross), on which Ionescu took great pride. Nae Ionescu died in this very house, because of a heart attack, on 15 March 1940, while his girlfriend Cella Delavrancea was present. After his death, the house served as an official residence to Marshal Ion Antonescu (sometime after his rise in power on 6 September 1940). After the Communist regime was installed, the villa was given to the University of Agronomic Sciences (since the land of "Ferma Regală Băneasa" (Băneasa Royal Farm) lies around the building). Today, it is the headquarter of "Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Pomicultură Băneasa"