Eastern Orthodoxy in Austria
Eastern Orthodoxy in Austria refers to communities, institutions and organizations of the
Eastern Orthodox Christianity on the territory of modern Austria
. There are several Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Austria. As of 2019, it is estimated that there are some 400,000 to 450,000 Eastern Orthodox believers in Austria.
[1] Most of them are ethnic Serbs and Romanians.
History
By the end of the
Southeastern Europe. Exiled members of Eastern Orthodox royal and noble families were welcomed by Habsburg rulers, who granted them new possessions. In 1479, emperor Friedrich III granted castle Weitensfeld in Carinthia to exiled members of Branković dynasty of Serbia. Often accompanied by their priests, exiled noble families created first Eastern Orthodox cells in Austrian lands.[2]
During the period of Ottoman–Habsburg wars (16th-18th centuries), Habsburg policy towards Eastern Orthodox Christians was often marked by special interests, related to complex religious situation in various regions of the expanding Habsburg monarchy. Political aspirations of Habsburg rulers were directed towards various lands in Southeastern Europe, held by the declining Ottoman Empire. Since those regions were inhabited by Eastern Orthodox population, Habsburg court was inclined to adopt policy of religious tolerance.[3]
Emperor
Vienna War (1683-1699), granting them religious freedom in the Monarchy. Serbian Orthodox patriarch Arsenije III visited Austrian capital (Vienna) on several occasions, and died there in 1706.[4][5]
Serbian Orthodox metropolitan
First World War (1914-1918).[7]
Eastern Orthodox Churches in Austria
There are several Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions on the territory of modern Austria:
- Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria: 12 parishes, of which three are in Vienna.[9]
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch: Two parishes, in Vienna and Insbruck.[10]
- Romanian Orthodox Church in Austria: Five parishes, of which one is in Vienna.[11]
- Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Vienna and Austria: Parish of St. Nicholas, Vienna.[12]
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland: Four Parishes, of which two are in Vienna, including Parish of St. Sava.[13]
See also
- Metropolitanate of Karlovci
- Declaratory Rescript of the Illyrian Nation
- Catholic Church in Austria
- Old Catholic Church of Austria
- Religion in Austria
- Freedom of religion in Austria
References
- ^ "Austria: 450,000 Orthodox believers live in the country". Romfea News. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ Jireček 1918, p. 245.
- ^ Bronza 2010, p. 51-62.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 143-150.
- ^ Bataković 2005, p. 116-118.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 143, 150.
- ^ Stiegnitz & Kosinski 1990.
- ^ Bulgarian Orthodox Parish St Ivan Rilski - Vienna, Austria
- ^ Metropolis of Austria, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- ^ Antiochenisch-Orthodoxe Metropolie von Deutschland und Mitteleuropa - Wien
- ^ Parohii în Austria – Biserica ortodoxă Română din Viena
- ^ Венская и Австрийская епархия
- ^ Diözese von Österreich und der Schweiz
Literature
- ISBN 9782825119587.
- Bronza, Boro (2010). "The Habsburg Monarchy and the Projects for Division of the Ottoman Balkans, 1771-1788". Empires and Peninsulas: Southeastern Europe between Karlowitz and the Peace of Adrianople, 1699–1829. Berlin: LIT Verlag. pp. 51–62. ISBN 9783643106117.
- ISBN 9781405142915.
- Jireček, Constantin (1918). Geschichte der Serben. Vol. 2. Gotha: Perthes.
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.
- Stiegnitz, Peter; Kosinski, Danuta (1990). Religions in Austria. Vienna: Federal Press Service.
- Todorović, Jelena (2006). An Orthodox Festival Book in the Habsburg Empire: Zaharija Orfelin's Festive Greeting to Mojsej Putnik (1757). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 9780754656111.
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