Іполіт (Володимир) Терлецький і Закарпаття

Abstract

Ippolit ( monk”s name Volodymir) Terletsky (1808-1888) - one of active figures of religious and political life of Transcarpathia of late 50-th - beginning of 70-th of XIX cent. Christened in Rome-Catholic rite, I Terletsky actively offered the idea of union of Eastern Church with Rome, creation of separate patriarchy for Greek-Catholic eparchies of Austria-Hungarian empire, that was closely interrelated with his political views on Slavic reciprocity, often close to ideas of Russian Messiahnism. To support his positions I. Terletsky has developed special program, founded Roman and Paris societies, wrote a number of theological and historical works, including those on history of Transcarpathia of XVIII-XIX cent.