The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)

In my study, I examine how the newly established communist government in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County, located in the central part of Hungary, deprives the congregations of their landholdings, which are one of their most important financial bases. As a result of increasing pressure from the...

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Main Author: Róbert RIGÓ
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Published: Cluj University Press 2024-07-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica
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Online Access:https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/7487
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description In my study, I examine how the newly established communist government in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County, located in the central part of Hungary, deprives the congregations of their landholdings, which are one of their most important financial bases. As a result of increasing pressure from the party-state, the “nationalization” of the church lands took place gradually, up until 1951, when all remaining areas had to be offered to the state for “purchase”, under strictly fixed conditions. During the process, congregations lost their financial independence and became vulnerable to state funding.
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spelling doaj-art-265c5becac5440749b45aa84173cd3dd2025-08-20T02:36:22ZdeuCluj University PressStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica1582-54182065-94822024-07-0169Supplement 110.24193/subbtref.69.suppl1.05The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)Róbert RIGÓ0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-0383Institute of History, Department of Modern and Contemporary History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary; Office of the Committee of National Remembrance, Hungary; e-mail: rigo.robert@kre.hu. In my study, I examine how the newly established communist government in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County, located in the central part of Hungary, deprives the congregations of their landholdings, which are one of their most important financial bases. As a result of increasing pressure from the party-state, the “nationalization” of the church lands took place gradually, up until 1951, when all remaining areas had to be offered to the state for “purchase”, under strictly fixed conditions. During the process, congregations lost their financial independence and became vulnerable to state funding. https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/7487forced nationalization of landholdingsconfiscation of church landsabolition of the financial independence of churches
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The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica
forced nationalization of landholdings
confiscation of church lands
abolition of the financial independence of churches
title The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
title_full The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
title_fullStr The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
title_full_unstemmed The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
title_short The Confiscation of the Landholdings of the Reformed Church in the Kecskemét Reformed Church County (1945–1952)
title_sort confiscation of the landholdings of the reformed church in the kecskemet reformed church county 1945 1952
topic forced nationalization of landholdings
confiscation of church lands
abolition of the financial independence of churches
url https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/7487
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