Bust of Bishop Fogarasy Mihály of Transylvania
Bust of Bishop Fogarasy Mihály of Transylvania
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Historical Hungarian county:
Csík
GPS coordinates:
46.7222751803, 25.6039671259
History
Fogarasy Mihály (1800-1882), a Roman Catholic bishop of Transylvania, was born in the town. In 1864, he was named Bishop of Transylvania in Gyulafehérvár. Being loyal to the Habsburg imperial family throughout, his relations with the local clergy were rather cool. As bishop of Transylvania, his main activity was to promote faith, to revitalise the school system, especially the Catholic people's schools. In 1866, at the country assembly in Kolozsvár, he re-launched the work of the Transylvanian Roman Catholic State with the Catholics present. He built a convent, school and a church for the Sisters of Mercy who had settled in Gyulafehervár; in his hometown, Gyergyószentmiklós, he built a girls' educational institution and entrusted its management to the Sisters of Mercy.
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