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Cornel Sigmirean: The Catholic Network — Romanian Students from Transylvania at European Universities event of the 18th century. According to the historian Keith Hitchins, the religious union would influence the history of the Transylvanian Romanians in various ways, unexpected even by its authors21. The union opened the Romanians’ access to colleges in Transylvania and to universities in Europe, the majority of historians agreeing that the act of union had the most significant consequences upon the birth of the Romanian modem nation, marking the first step to westernization22. The clergy’s attachment toward the new church resulted from the religious union could be attained through education and culture. In his History of the Romanian modem civilisation, Eugen Lovinescu pointed out in relation with the religious union: “It is almost superfluous to remind that, from a cultural perspective, the entire 18th century is dominated by the act of union of a part of the Romanians in Transylvania with the Latin Church. However deceived the political hopes in this act and whatever Austria’s political game in Transylvania, its cultural importance prevails upon the entire union matter: through the contact with the very origin of our people, with Rome, our national consciousness was strengthened”23 24. On September 8, 1700, a foundation was established in order to grant scholarships to the young people converted to the union, who studied at the Jesuit College in Cluj. The creation of the Foundation took place a few months after having advanced their claims in the Transylvanian Diet, regarding the united priests: Valachorum filii iam actu complures scholas romano- catholicas frequentant. On October 3, 1703, Cardinal Kollonich wrote to Pope Clement XI that he carefully arranged that young people of Greek rite to be admitted or theological studies to the Illyrian College in Trnava/Nagyszombat (today’s Slovakia). The founding acts according to which the institution was functioning were issued by Emperor Leopold I on February, 22, 1704. Young Greek- Catholics, Ruthenians, Romanians and Slavs, were going to study at the College __id est, pro Rasdanae, Ruthenae, Valachicae et lliricae juventutis sustentatione et Grecae Ecclesiae cum Romana Uniani promotione fideliter impendatur...2* Destined to the youths who were going to study in Trnava, the Cardinal established the “Janyan” Foundation, based on the legacy of Bishop Franciscus Jany from Sirmium (Bosnia). This foundation would grant scholarships to Inochentie Micu Klein and loan Bob, later, in the 18th century. In 1705, the possibility of sending students to Rome could be foreseen. On June 20, 1705, the Rector of the Greek College in Rome, Oratio Olivieri 21 Hitchins, K.: Promisiunile socio-politice op. cit. 13. 22 George Em. Marica: Studii sociologice. Cluj-Napoca 1997. 237. 23 Eugen Eovinescu: Istoria civilizapei románé moderne, vol. I. Bucurejti 1992. 14. 24 Dr. loan Marin Mälinaf. Situapa invä^ämantului bisericesc al románilor in contextui reformelor jcolare din timpul domniei impärätesei Maria Teresa (1740—1780), a impäraplor Iosif al Il-lea (1780—1790) ji Leopold al Il-lea (1790—1792). Doctoral thesis in theology. Vienna 23. 404
