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The Role of the Byzantine Church in Medieval Hungary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2017

Gyula Moravcsik
Gyula Moravcsik*
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Budapest University
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According to the evidence found in historical records, the first influences of the Byzantine Christian mission had reached the Magyars prior to the conquest of present Hungary while they were still on the shores of the Black Sea. As I have proved in detail in an earlier treatise, we must surmise that, when they took possession of their present land, the Magyar people had brought with them a knowledge of Christianity.

However, the Byzantine mission was not the sole factor in preparing the Magyars for their acceptance of the new faith. This acceptance was influenced also by the earlier Christian traditions of the new land which ultimately became their country. From Roman times (ancient Christian relics of which are being excavated in increasing numbers) to the appearance of the Magyars, Christianity had existed without interruption in Hungarian territory.

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American Slavic and East European Review , Volume 6 , Issue 3-4 , December 1947 , pp. 134 - 151
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Copyright © Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 1947

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