A katolikus egyház Szegeden 1848/49-ben

Absztrakt

Population of Szeged in time of revolution and freedom fight lived animated days. Near the town fought botties and Szeged was the biggest military centre in theatre of operations in Banat area, where the biletted soliders, the woundeds and the hungarian refugees from Banat are determineted the days of people. The first responsible government (in March 1848), the freedom fight (since September 1848) and the declaration of independence (in April 1849) were important for clergymen in Szeged. In July 1849 - the last days of freedom fight - like the seat of parlament and government Szeged was the capital and political centre of free Hungary.

Szeged was the part of diocese Csanád. The bishop in Csanád was Mihály Horváth, the minister of religion and public education in Szemere-government (between May and August 1849). There were four catholic parishes in Szeged in 1848: Palánk (since 1199), Alsóváros (since 1789), Fölsőváros (since 1789) and Rókus (since 1805). Between the catholic priests in Szeged we can find national liberals (Ferenc Nyáry in Rókus) and Habsburg-friend conservatives (Antal Kreminger in Palánk, Antal Szűcs in Rókus). The state tried interfere in affairs of church administering. The comissioners of Szeged (Kázmér Batthyány, later János Cziráky) trans - fered vicars (Antal Kreminger in April 1849 and Ferenc Nyáry in August 1849).