Aprozar (1956). In 1957 and 1963, he was head of external relations for the composers' union, holding a similar position at the geriatrics institute from 1964 to 1969. In the late 1950s, he was arrested and sent to Aiud Prison; it is possible that this was due not to his work during the Ion Antonescu regime but because of his affiliation with the "Burning Pyre" (Rugul Aprins) Romanian Orthodox prayer group. Sterian had made donations to Antim Monastery and held conferences there in 1948-1949. He was amnestied in the early 1960s. His literary work appeared in Contimporanul, Azi, Floarea de foc, Gândirea, Cuvântul, unu and Viața Românească. Notes 1904 births 1984 deaths Writers from Bucharest Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church University of Bucharest alumni Romanian poets Christian poets Romanian newspaper editors Romanian civil servants 20th-century Romanian civil servants 20th-century Romanian writers Romanian prisoners and detainees Inmates of Aiud prison Gheorghe Lazăr National College (Bucharest) alumni