The Political-Religious Mission of Papal Inquisitor John of Capistrano in Banat and Transylvania
The Political-Religious Mission of Papal Inquisitor John of Capistrano in Banat and Transylvania
Author(s): Florin DobreiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Regional Geography, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Papal inquisitor; John of Capistrano; John of Caffa; Iovanychik of “Nandor”; Transylvania; religious union;
Summary/Abstract: In the enthusiastic atmosphere of the initialling, at Ferrara-Florence (1438-1439), of the union between the Western and the Eastern Church, in Banat and in southwest Transylvania appeared the papal inquisitor John of Capistrano, emblematic personality of the Roman missionary in the middle of the XVth century. The purpose of his arrival was that of consolidating the union between the two Churches and through this, of strengthening the common anti-Ottoman front, in the eve of the great battle of Belgrade (1456), battle in which, as a matter of fact, he gave his life, together with his main collaborator, the Romanian voivode John Hunyadi.
Journal: Teologia
- Issue Year: 86/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 73-86
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
