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Ciprian Rigman: Activitatea cultural-na ţională a protopopilor din Episcopia Greco-Catolică de Gherla în anii regimului politic liberal (1860-1867)
Marisia XXXII-XXXIII Activitatea cultural-nationalä a protopopilor din Episcopia Greco-Catolicä de Gherla in anii regimului politic liberal (1860-1867) Ciprian RIGMAN The cultural-national activity of the archipriests of the Greek-Catholic Gherla Diocese during the liberal political regime (1860-1867) Summary This paper aims to present the cultural activity of the Greek-Catholic archpriests from Gherla Diocese during the Austrian liberal regime, emphasizing its national dimension, based on archive documentation. The main types of cultural-national activities of the archpriests explored here are: supporting teaching in Romanian language in the secondary education; providing financial support for the poor Romanian students; promoting the Romanian language as an official language; promoting the idea of a national Romanian library; and assuming an active role in cultural associations promoting the national Romanian identity such as ASTRA and others. Such cultural actions of the Greek-Catholic archpriests, through their national dimension, put them forward as guardians of the national Romanian identity and leaders of the worshippers they shepherded. Keywords: archpriest, Greek-Catholic, Gherla Diocese, cultural-national activities Cuvinte cheie: arhiepiscop, greco-catolic, Dioceza Gherla, activitati cultural-nationale ín perioada de dupä Revolutia de la 1848-1849, cu precädere Tn anii regimului politic liberal (1860-1867), protopopii greco-catolici din Dieceza Gherla se remarcä printr-o activitate nationalä cu dimensiuni culturale, politice §i administrative, menitä sä protejeze drepturile politice §i civile ale romänilor din Transilvania §i sä promoveze limba romänä Tn rändul limbilor oficiale din provincie. Formele acestei lupte nationale sunt reprezentate de activitäti §i preocupäri culturale §i de dezvoltare a §colii romäne§ti, serisori, petitii §i discursuri publice care exprimä sentimente nationale, activitate publicisticä §i activitate nationalä Tn cadrul structurilor politice §i administrative, la nivel central sau local. Prezentul studiu va detalia prima forrná de luptä nationalä, oferind detalii despre activitatea culturalä si preocupärile de Tmbunätätire a Tnvätämäntului romänesc desfäsurate de protopopii din Episcopia Greco-Catolicä de Gherla. Activitatea nationalä a clerului era о problemä extrem de sensibilä Tn perioadä, care necesita atentie, diplomatie §i Tn acela§i timp fermitate. Publicarea diplomei imperiale din 20 octombrie 1860, prin care se inaugura sistemul liberal de guvernare, va declan§a pe Tntreg cuprinsul Imperiului Austriac un puternic reviriment al mi§cärilor nationale, mentinute Tn stare latentä Tn perioada regimului politic neo-absolutist71. ín noua situatie de dezghet politic, popoarele imperiului actioneazä fie pentru mentinerea §i lärgirea autonomiei de care beneficiaserä Tnainte de revolutia pa§optistä, fie pentru obtinerea unei asemenea autonomii72. 71 Simion Retegan, Diéta romäneascä a Transilvaniei (1863-1864), Editura Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1979, ?2 34'72 Ibidem. 85
