Fraternity-Testvériség, 1958 (36. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

1958-08-01 / 8. szám

FRATERNITY

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The Church of Ocsa (Built in the 13th Century)

HISTORY

OF THE

HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH

By

IMRE REVESZ, Th. D.

Translated by

GEORGE A. F. KNIGHT

(Continuation)

I

THE CENTURY OF THE REFORMATION

1520—1608

Preparation for the Reformation in Hungary

There are two striking facts about the Reformation in Hungary. One is the speed with which the movement spread, and the other is the manner in which it carried all before it as it swept across the country. Moreover, it spread despite the fact that throughout the first half of the sixteenth century Hungary was cut up into three sections. Firstly, over a large part of the