Gheorghe Şincai - student la Roma şi Viena
Gheorghe Şincai as Student at Rome and Vienna

Summary/Abstract: We have to admit that the religious union from 1700 represented a very important moment in the cultural European opening of all Romanians. After 1700, Romanian students were closer connected to western culture and civilisation, because of the imperial authorities attempts to include the Romanian territories in the Greek-Catholic confessional space. Gheorghe Şincai began his studies at „De Propagande Fide” in 1774. He wiil be strongly influenced and touched by everything Rome offered him: teological courses, ancient monuments, ancient history etc. At Rome, Şincai will meet Ştefan Borgia, the educated cardinal, and with his help, he will have free access to all famous Italian librairies. He will finish his studies in 1779 and is the only from Romanian group who will obtain a doctor’ s degree. Şincai and his mates were the last Romanian students who will study at Rome in the 18th century. In the spring of 1779, the Romanian students arrived at Vienna and will be offerred the chance to study one more year at „Santa Barbara” College. The purpose of these courses was to prepare young priests in order to be the future chiefs of Greek-Catholic Church in imperial territories. At Vienna, Şincai will meet many Romanian students (S. Micu, I. BudaiDeleanu etc.), but also famous exponents of imperial culture (A. Hadik, Daniel Cornides, Iosif Benkö etc). He will continue to study and to copy very important documents for our history.

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