The West to East Passage of the Disputation of Pécs (Pécsi Disputa). Unitarian Relationships between Transylvania and Baranya in the 17th Century . Cover Image

A Pécsi Disputa útja nyugatról keletre. Erdélyi–baranyai unitárius érintkezések a 17. században.
The West to East Passage of the Disputation of Pécs (Pécsi Disputa). Unitarian Relationships between Transylvania and Baranya in the 17th Century .

Author(s): Dávid Szigeti Molnár
Subject(s): 16th Century
Published by: Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház
Keywords: Baranya (Barovia); Dispute of Pécs; Transylvania; Unitarianism; Valentinus Radecius (cca 1550–1632); Máté Toroczkai (1553–1616)

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on Unitarian relationships between Transylvania and Baranya in the 17th century. It presents relevant new data, for example, it comes to light that at the synod of Kolozsvár in 1609, the Unitarian bishop Máté Toroczkai (1553–1616) delegated four ministers to Baranya. Maybe this is related to the passage of exemplars of the Disputation of Pécs from west to east, from Baranya, the western periphery of the Unitarian Church to its eastern periphery (where the Sabbatarians lived). Th e article interprets a 1632 letter from Valentinus Radecius (cca 1550–1632) to the ministers of Baranya together with other historical documents, and concludes that Baranya had more freedom in the 17th century than Transylvania. The ministers in Baranya were not bound by Transylvanian dogma and the indifference of Transylvanian Unitarians contributed to the freedom experienced there.

  • Issue Year: 125/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 243-253
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian