Historical Aspects of the Hussite Migration in Moldavia for Religious Freedom

Ioan–Gheorghe Rotaru ()
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Ioan–Gheorghe Rotaru: ‘Timotheus’ Brethren Theological Institute of Bucharest

No 6, Proceedings of Harvard Square Symposium, The Phenomenon of Migration, August 22-23, 2016 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: The study shows a few issues related to the migration of the Hussite believers during the 15th century due to the lack of religious freedom and religious or economic persecutions they were subjected to in Bohemia and Moravia which were their homeland, migrating towards Poland, Hungary, Transylvania and Moldavia where they found shelter and religious acceptance. A notable fact is that the rulers of Moldova at the time, Stefan the Great and Alexander the Kind who were Orthodox christians, not only did they offer the Hussite the possibility to leave in peace and unbothered by anybody due to their religious believes but even offered them certain privileges. The study shows that religious tolerance is a demonstration of love and respect towards another, indispensable qualities of a believer’s spiritual life.

Keywords: Hussite; religious persecution; sect; heretics; acceptance; Moldavia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
Date: 2016-08
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Published in Conference proceedings The Phenomenon of Migration, 22-23 August 2016, pages 84-96

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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.999596

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