"...mint igaz egyházi ember..." A történelmi Munkácsi Egyházmegye görög katolikus egyházának létrejötte és 17. századi fejlődése

This monograph investigates the genesis and seventeenth-century development of the Greek Catholic Church within the historic Eparchy of Mukacheve. Set against the backdrop of early modern confessionalization, the study analyzes the complex socio-political dynamics leading to the 1646 Union of Uzhhorod. Spearheaded by Bishop György Lippay, the Catholic initiative aimed to curb Protestant expansion and culturally elevate the Byzantine-rite populace. For the local Orthodox priests—trapped in serfdom and subjected to manorial arbitrariness—uniting with Rome represented the sole path toward legal emancipation and education. The author explores the fierce resistance of Protestant landowners, the challenges of parallel hierarchies, and the pragmatic modernization shaping Greek Catholicism in Hungary.