Organized by the Fraknói Research Group and the Gyula Moravcsik Institute of the HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, the Fraknói Summer Academy was held for the eleventh time between 29 and 31 May 2025. After being held in Nagyvárad last year, this year’s event returned once again to Budaörs and, for the first time, was also hosted in Budapest.
On the afternoon of the first day, the program began at the Central Seminary in Budapest, following the opening addresses by Péter Tusor, head of the research group, and Nándor Birher, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. This year, the Academy focused on Transylvanian (ecclesiastical) history and historical research.
In his keynote lecture, historian Zsolt Tamási examined the topic of the planned Hungarian national synod of 1848.
The program continued with another panel discussion enriching the history of the Fraknói Academies. This time, Péter Tusor interviewed Mons. József Marton, emeritus Provost of Gyulafehérvár, about his family background, academic studies, vocation to the priesthood, and his work as a teacher and researcher. The largely Hungarian audience from Hungary gained insight into the difficulties and restrictions faced by the Hungarian Catholic community in Romania under the communist regime. The emeritus provost also shared personal memories of the late Transylvanian bishops (Archbishops of Gyulafehérvár), Áron Márton, Antal Jakab, and Lajos Bálint.
The event continued the next morning, on 30 May in Budaörs. Acting as curator, Péter Tusor once again welcomed the participants and opened the academic conference. Before the scholarly presentations began, Zsolt Bogdándi, director of the Zsigmond Jakó Research Institute of the Transylvanian Museum Society (Erdélyi Múzeum Egyesület a.k.a. EME), presented the institute’s work, outlining the source-oriented, fundamental research conducted by its scholars.
Following this, researchers of the Transylvanian Museum Society gave lectures, including Géza Hegyi, András W. Kovács, Anikó Szász, Tamás Fejér, Zsolt Bogdándi, Emőke Gáfi, László Pakó, Csaba Izsán, and Kinga Papp. The evening concluded with a roundtable discussion focused on the current state of Hungarian historiography in Transylvania.
The academic program closed with a concluding address by Kornél Szovák, Director of the Moravcsik Institute and co-curator of the Academy.
On 31 May, participants took part in a hike from Budaörs to the shrine church of Makkosmária.
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