Union of Ungvár

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The Union of Ungvár was a 17th-century church union in the Kingdom of Hungary that brought many Ruthenian Orthodox communities into communion with the Roman Catholic Church, helping form the basis of the Greek Catholic Church in the region.

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Union of Ungvár canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church union
historical event
religious agreement
appliesTo Ruthenian Orthodox communities
broaderProcess Catholic Reformation
linked to: Counter-Reformation

Counter-Reformation policies in the Habsburg lands
churchDiscipline accepted papal authority
retained Byzantine rite
churchJurisdictionImpact reorganization of Ruthenian ecclesiastical structures
communionWith Pope of Rome
linked to: Pope
confessionalChange from Eastern Orthodoxy to Eastern Catholicism
contributedTo basis of the Greek Catholic Church in the region
country Kingdom of Hungary
denominationInvolved Greek Catholic Church
linked to: Greek Catholics

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Ruthenian Orthodox Church
ecclesiasticalType union with Rome
effectOnCommunities brought Ruthenian Orthodox communities into communion with Rome
ethnicContext Ruthenians
linked to: Rusyns
historicalSignificance important episode in the history of Eastern Catholic Churches
key step in the development of Greek Catholicism in the Kingdom of Hungary
languageContext Church Slavonic
legacy enduring influence on religious identity of Carpathian Ruthenians
long-term presence of Greek Catholic communities in the region
place Ungvár
Uzhhorod
politicalContext Habsburg Monarchy
region Carpathian Ruthenia
Eastern part of the Kingdom of Hungary
relatedTo Eastern Catholic Churches
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Brest
religiousContext Eastern Christianity
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
resultedIn communion with the Roman Catholic Church
formation of Greek Catholic communities
timePeriod 17th century

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Union of Uzhhorod alsoKnownAs Union of Ungvár