The Metropolitan Bishop of Oradea from the Second Half of the 17th Century and the First Hierarch Known by the Name in the Land of Bihor, Metropolitan Bishop Simeon
The Metropolitan Bishop of Oradea from the Second Half of the 17th Century and the First Hierarch Known by the Name in the Land of Bihor, Metropolitan Bishop Simeon

Summary/Abstract: After the Catholic proselytism gradually died out starting in the middle of the 16th century, its place was taken by the Calvinist one, which in turn implied a new action of Magyarization. The Calvinist propaganda used Calvinist preachers, established Romanian-Calvinist Deaneries and, also offered facilities and rewards for Orthodox priests who agreed to convert. With the Turkish rule over the Oradea citadel installed in the summer of 1660, the Bihor Orthodox believers were no longer subjected to the same intensity of Calvinization and Magyarization pressures. The documents of the time speak in this period about the existence of some Orthodox hierarchs who came to Bihor and who resided in the Velența district of Oradea. Among them, we know by name the bishops Efrem Veniamin, Petru Hristofor and, starting with this study, Metropolitan Bishop Simeon of the Várad (Oradea) Metropolitan Church.

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