Union of Uzhhorod

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The Union of Uzhhorod was a 1646 agreement by which a group of Orthodox clergy in the Kingdom of Hungary entered into communion with the Catholic Church, giving rise to what became the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Union of Uzhhorod canonical 4
Union of Alba Iulia 1
Union of Mukachevo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church union
historical agreement
alsoKnownAs Union of Ungvár
Uzhhorod Union
linked to: Union of Uzhhorod
churchJurisdiction Eparchy of Mukachevo
churchRite Byzantine Rite
confessionalChange from Eastern Orthodoxy to communion with Rome
country Kingdom of Hungary
date 1646
denominationAffected Greek Catholic Church
linked to: Greek Catholics

Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian Orthodox Church
ecclesiasticalEffect preservation of Byzantine liturgy
preservation of Church Slavonic liturgical language
preservation of Eastern Christian traditions under Catholic jurisdiction
recognition of papal authority
historicalPeriod 17th century
languageContext Ruthenian
legacy foundation of a distinct Ruthenian Eastern Catholic identity
long-term integration of Ruthenian faithful into the Catholic Church
participants Catholic Church
Orthodox clergy in the Kingdom of Hungary
Ruthenian clergy
place Uzhhorod
politicalContext Counter-Reformation
Habsburg Monarchy
region Carpathian Ruthenia
Eastern Slovakia and Western Ukraine (historical Ruthenian lands)
Transcarpathia
linked to: Zakarpattia Oblast
relatedTo Eastern Catholic Churches
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Brest
Union of Mukachevo
linked to: Union of Uzhhorod
religiousContext Catholic Church
Christianity
Eastern Christianity
Orthodox Church
linked to: Orthodox churches
result communion with the Catholic Church
creation of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
union of some Orthodox clergy with Rome
signedAt Uzhhorod Castle
signedBy group of Orthodox priests
year 1646

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slovak Greek Catholic Church originatedFrom Union of Uzhhorod
Romanian Greek Catholic Church unionWithRomeConcludedAt Union of Alba Iulia
linked to: Union of Uzhhorod
Union of Uzhhorod relatedTo Union of Mukachevo
linked to: Union of Uzhhorod
Union of Uzhhorod alsoKnownAs Uzhhorod Union
linked to: Union of Uzhhorod
Union of Brest followedBy Union of Uzhhorod
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church unionWithRomeRootedIn Union of Uzhhorod
subject linked to: UGCC