Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1960-04-01 / 4. szám

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FRATERNITY

HISTORY

OF THE

HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH

By

IMRE REVESZ, Th. D.

Translated by

GEORGE A. F. KNIGHT II

THE VICTORY OF THE COUNTERREFORMATION

1608—1715

(Continuation)

Education

In the field of higher education, Reformed secondary schools were established throughout Hungary in the 16th century, and the so-called Bethlen College was established to train men to meet the Jesuits on their own ground. Colleges were founded at Sárospatak, Papa, Debrecen and elsewhere, and these undertook, amongst other things, the training of the ministry. The custom was for men newly returned from studying abroad to teach in these colleges for a few years only,

Reformed Seminary of Kolozsvár