Consideration on the Jesuit influence in Transylvania and Moldova based upon the accounts of foreign Travelers from the XVI and XVII centuries Cover Image

CONSIDERAŢII PRIVIND INFLUENŢA IEZUITĂ ÎN TRANSILVANIA ŞI MOLDOVA PE BAZA RELATĂRILOR CĂLĂTORILOR STRĂINI (SECOLELE XVI-XVII)
Consideration on the Jesuit influence in Transylvania and Moldova based upon the accounts of foreign Travelers from the XVI and XVII centuries

Author(s): Adina Guţu
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), 17th Century
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: Jesuits missionaries; Catholicism; influence; Transylvania; Moldavia

Summary/Abstract: The present paper depicts the influence of the “Society of Jesus” in Transylvania and Moldavia between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and is based upon several reports of foreign travelers. These accounts were written by Jesuit missionaries and provide the reader with essential evidence that confirm their presence in Eastern Europe and describe their activity in the context of the Counter Reformation.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 35-49
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian