Az 1570-es marosvásárhelyi zsinat újabban előkerült tézisei
Recently Discovered proceedings of the 1570 Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș) Synod

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the proceedings of the February 2, 1570 synod in Marosvásárhely (Târgu-Mureș) that have been discovered in a book among Czech Bishop Jan Blahoslav’s (1523–1571) extensive correspondence. Among the Bishop’s correspondents was the famous Transylvanian antitrinitarian physician living in Moravia, Tamás Kolozsvári Jordán (1539–1585), who sent him these proceedings. It is not known for certain from whom Kolozsvári Jordán received these proceedings. However, based on other documents, he may have received them from Georg Purkircher (1530–1577), the Pozsony (Bratislava) humanist. Th ese proceedings add significant information about the events of 1570, since the only other records for that year in the Unitarian archives were for the synod of September 5th, also in Marosvásárhely. We must see a link between this synod and the decision of the Diet of Medgyes (Mediaș) in January 1570. Of the fourteen items of these proceedings, the last four are novelties. Articles XI and XII deal with baptism and provide for the excommunication of those who wish to practice rebaptism. Article XI outlines a solution, in line with the basic message of the Reformation (faith and beliefs should be based on the heard word of God), not to baptize infants, but only those who have already received some form of education. No less exciting are the last two Articles containing measures for church organization. Article XIII would make it the church’s right to decide who has received the gift of revelation, and explicitly forbids anyone to come forward with proposals without first consulting the church, i.e. apparently its pastor.

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