Saint John Capistran and despot George Branković: an impossible compromise
Saint John Capistran and despot George Branković: an impossible compromise

Summary/Abstract: The article deals primarily with the failed attempt of Saint John Capistran to win over the Serbian Despot George Branković to the Catholic faith on the eve of the planned crusade against the Ottomans that resulted in the defense of Belgrade in 1456. This episode, which took place during the meeting of the two at the diet of the Hungarian Kingdom in Győr in June 1455, is studied here through the protagonists’ correspon dence as well as through contemporary chronicles and other relevant sources. The subsequent indirect relationship between Capistran and Branković is followed until the time of the Franciscan’s death. The author also considers the broader context of historical relations between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches in the middle Danube region at that time.

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