From the National Assembly in Blaj to the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia: Church and Nationality
From the National Assembly in Blaj to the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia: Church and Nationality

Summary/Abstract: From the National Assembly in Blaj to the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia: Church and Nationality – The article discusses the role played by the Church in the organization of the two assemblies that were representative for the Transylvanian Romanians, in 1848 (Blaj) and 1918 (Alba Iulia). It provides an overview of the agents, the existing circumstances, the means of communication of the message concerning the organization of the national assemblies, as well as of the exhortations addressed to the masses encouraging them to participate in large numbers in the assemblies organized in Blaj and in Alba Iulia with a view to validate the decisions to be taken there. Also discussed is the manner in which the most important people involved in the events of 1848 and 1918 saw the issue of national unity in connection to that of religious affiliation, and the attempts to ensure a balanced representation of the two Romanian denominations (Orthodox and Greek Catholic) in those crucial moments.

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