A native of Jorăști, Galați County,[1] he was the eleventh of thirteen children born to parish priest Gheorghe Savin and his wife Zoița.

[1] Upon the proposal of his professor Irineu Mihălcescu, he was selected for a scholarship that allowed him to take specialized courses in philosophy and theology at Berlin and Heidelberg from 1910 to 1915.

He also accepted an invitation from his friend the minister, Octavian Goga, to help edit Cuvântul, a magazine the ministry published and distributed free to every parish.

His only other government experience came from the end of 1937 to early 1938, when Goga, then prime minister, named him undersecretary of state at the Education Ministry.

Savin's works sought to defend religious and moral values, addressing issues relevant to his day.

[3] Arrested in May 1950 by the Securitate secret police, he was charged with "intensive activity against the workers' movement" and sent to Sighet Prison, from which he was released in July 1955.