On 24 May 2023, the Institute of History of the University of Miskolc organised a conference entitled Political, Social and Cultural Alliances in the Early Modern Period, in which Tamás Kruppa participated as a speaker. In his lecture entitled "Additions to t…
During the month of May, György Sági attended three conferences in three different locations in Hungary. The first of these was the XXVI Tavaszi Szél (Spring Wind) Conference in Miskolc, where he gave a presentation entitled "Report of József Grősz, Archbishop…
Péter Tusor gave a lecture entitled "The Founding of the University of Nagyszombat in 1635 and its Papal "Accreditation" at the "Pázmány 30" University History Commemorative Meeting on 10 May 2023 in the St. John Paul II Hall of Pázmány Péter Catholic Universi…
Viktor Kanász, research fellow of the Research Group, gave an interview in Mária Rádió. On the morning of 30 May, in the programme "Day Starter", in response to questions from Éva Perczel, he described how the Research Group is carrying forward the intellectua…
As in previous years (see 2018 Budapest, 2019 Rome, 2021 Rome), the Fraknói Research Group continues its active cooperation with the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Romani and the Centre for Papal History and Central European Studies at the University of Viterbo. …
Central and South-Eastern Europe between the Christian and Ottoman worlds: conflicts, encounters and compromises (XVI-XVIII centuries) is the title of the 2022 issue of the Eastern European History Review. The issue was co-edited by the Fraknói Research Group …
On May 2, 2023, at the Seminarium Centrale in Budapest, the Fraknói Research Group held the presentation of the Collectanea Studiorum et Textuum I/5 volume entitled A magyar katolicizmus és Trianon (Hungarian Catholicism and the Treaty of Trianon). The study v…
The Fraknói Research Group has widely applied, promoted and updated the results of its Vatican research in the context of the Pope's visit. On 11 April, it participated in the preparation and implementation of a roundtable discussion organised by Pázmány Péter…
Gábor Nemes, Senior Research Fellow of the Fraknói Research Group, gave an interview to the Győr+ newspaper, in which he talked to Andrea J. Kovács about his researches in the Vatican, and in particular about the Repertorium Pontificiorum Documentorum in Regni…
On 28 March 2023, at the Central Seminary were organized the presentation of the volume I/19 (Lósy, Lippay, Szelepchény. Three microbiographies from the early modern period with the publication of the Vatican investigation reports, 1625–1666), Budapest–Róma 20…
In preparation for the visit of the successor of St. Peter to Hungary from 28-30 April 2023, Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE), with the active participation of the Vilmos Fraknói Vatican Historical Research Group, organised a round table discussion in …
Despite its limited resources, the Fraknói Research Group is actively involved in the academic life of Rome. In addition to the Vatican Archives, its active and creative contacts extend to several foreign institutes and universities in Rome. The result of almo…
On March 24, 2023, Vatican Radio broadcast an interview with Péter Tusor, in which they discussed the volume 'Lósy, Lippay, Szelepchény. Three microbiographies from the early modern period (with Vatican investigation reports, 1625-1666)' (The volume can be dow…
Tamás Fedeles, professor at the University of Pécs, scientific advisor and co-leader of the Fraknói Research Group, received his DSc (Doctor of Hungarian Academy of Sciences) degree today. (Information about the graduation last March here.) Congratulations!
On March 1, 2023, at 16:00, Diego Pinna's newly published book "Il gran consiglio della Chiesa Leone XIII e la Congregazione degli Affari ecclesiastici straordinari (1878-1887)" was presented at the LUMSA University of Rome. The three main referees were And…
On February 24, 2023, the event "L'Assistente della Fuci e il Sostituto della Segreteria di Stato, Nuove fonti storiche per lo studio di Giovanni Battista Montini", was held at La Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta University (LUMSA), organized by the …
On 28 February 2023 at 17h, the fourth edition of the Fraknói workshop was held. This time, Róbert Oláh P., Research Associate of the Research Group, presented a chapter of his PhD thesis. The title of the lecture was "The road to the choir stalls, the educat…
On 23 January 2023, at 17:00, the newest initiative of the Pontificia Università Gregoriana and the Archivum Historiae Pontificiae began: a series of permanent seminars on the history of the papacy, entitled Seminario permanente di Storia del Papato. The serie…
On 24 January 2023, at 17:00, the third Frakno Workshop Lecture was held, organised by the Vilmos Fraknói Vatican Historical Research Group. Katalin Nagy, the Fraknói Research Group's Vatican Archives Research Resident and Giulio Merlani, a doctoral student at…
Trianon meant the destruction not only of the Hungarian state, but also of the Hungarian ecclesiastical organisation (dioceses and the various monastic provinces). The issue affects relations between Hungary and the Holy See in many ways, but also goes beyond …