He studied theology at the
Kiev Theological Academy,
Russian Empire and became a monk at
Neamț Monastery in 1894. Nicodim was supportive of the
King and the
royal family and a notable
anti-Communist, refusing to give support for the Soviet-backed
Communist regime in the process of installation in
Romania in 1945–1947. Immediately, rumors circulated to the effect that he had been murdered, perhaps with Soviet approval. However, all available evidence indicates the patriarch died of natural causes. Nicodim Munteanu was buried at the
Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral in
Bucharest, next to the first Patriarch of Romania
Miron Cristea. == Notes ==