The Church-Union of the Armenians in Transylvania (1685–1715)

In: Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) v.81

Abstract

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- A Short Preface to the English Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Goals and Problems -- Sources and Short Historiographical Overview -- Historical Antecedents. Attempts for a church-Union of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern Period -- Attempts Made by Constantinople for the Church-Union in the Middle Ages -- Rome's Efforts for Church-Union during the Middle Ages: The Church-Unions in Cilicia -- The Effects of the Council of Ferrara-Florence on the Armenian Apostolic Church -- The Church in the Armenian Motherland and the Issue of the Church-Union in the Early Modern Period -- The Church-Union of Archbishop Nikol Torosowicz in Lviv (1627-1681) -- The Uniate Policy of the Habsburg Court -- The Re-Organisation of the Re-Conquered Territories in Light of the Church-Unions -- Attempts to Reach a Church-Union with the Orthodox Serbians -- The Church-Union of the Ruthenians in the Subcarpathian Region -- The Church-Union of the Romanians in Transylvania -- Oxendio Virziresco and the Church-Union of the Armenians in Transylvania -- The Armenians' Arrival in Transylvania -- The Archbishopric in Lviv and the Armenians in Transylvania (1681−1685) -- Archbishop Vardan Hunanean and the Armenian Council of Lviv in 1689 -- Oxendio Virziresco's Early Missionary and Pastoral Activity in Transylvania (1685−1686) -- Bishop Minas's Alleged Confession of Faith with Rome -- Bishop Theodore Thoros Wartanowicz's Ambitions regarding Transylvania -- The Issues of the Church-Union and Oxendio Virziresco's Appointment as a Bishop -- The First Years of Oxendio Virziresco's Episcopate in Transylvania (1690-1696) -- The Elia Mendrul Case (1697-1700) -- Bishop Oxendio's Attempt to Organise a Mission among the Armenians in Moldavia (1700-1710).