A file of documents concerning the Hungarian attitude towards religion. Subjects discussed in the file include the prevalence of religious belief in Hungary; the improvement in church-state relations in Hungary; talks between the state and the Vatican; religious education in Hungary; the practices of the Jewish community in Hungary; and the different historical experiences of the Hungarian and Polish Roman Catholic churches. Other subjects discussed in the file include a commemoration of Saint Thomas Becket in Hungary; British policy towards churches in Eastern Europe; a visit to Hungary by the Bishop of London, Gerald Ellison; and a possible visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Donald Coggan, to Poland, Hungary, and East Berlin. Documents in the file include copies of letters exchanged between the Archbishop of Esztergom and the Archbishop of Canterbury; and a despatch produced by the U.K. ambassador to Hungary, Richard Parsons, on the church and state in Hungary.
- Collection ID
- FCO28
- Copyright
- Content from Daily News © Associated Newspapers.; Content from Daily News was created by The Government of the Hungarian People's Republic and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material. Content from Daily News © Associated Newspapers. Content from Daily News was created by The Government of the Hungarian People's Republic and has been reproduced in accordance with copyright law exceptions applying to government material.
- Countries
- Poland United Kingdom Vatican
- Department Reference
- ENH 226/1
- Document Type
- Correspondence Miscellany Press and Media Reports
- File Reference
- FCO 28/3362
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fco28.003362
- Pages
- 79
- Persons Discussed
- Donald Coggan László Lékai Richard Parsons
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Hungary
- Themes
- International Relations Religion
