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Inaugurated in spring 2023, the Greek Catholic Museum aims to be a unique place to preserve the heritage treasures of Eastern Catholics.
NYIREGHAZA, Hungary — Pilgrims and Byzantine art lovers from all over the world, who come in large numbers every year to the famous shrine of the Weeping Icon in Máriapócsin eastern Hungary, will now be able to stop off at the new Greek Catholic Museum in Nyíregyháza, just a few miles away.
Spread over an area of more than 20,000 square feet, the cultural center — the first of its kind in the world — is designed to make the world aware of the centuries-old and relatively unknown artistic treasures.
Catholics of the Byzantine Rite who live in full communion with Rome currently number just over 150,000 baptized in Hungary. The history of the community, which has a strong presence in the east of the country, particularly around Nyíregyháza and Debrecen, where its metropolitan see is located, dates back to 1646, when part of the Ruthenian Orthodox clergy rallied to join the Catholic Church in the then-kingdom of Hungary.
After elevating the Greek Catholic Church of Hungary to a sui iuris (self-governing) metropolitan Church in 2015, Pope Francis graced the community with a special visit during his visit to Budapest last April.
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NYIREGHAZA, Hungary — Pilgrims and Byzantine art lovers from all over the world, who come in large numbers every year to the famous shrine of the Weeping Icon in Máriapócsin eastern Hungary, will now be able to stop off at the new Greek Catholic Museum in Nyíregyháza, just a few miles away.
Spread over an area of more than 20,000 square feet, the cultural center — the first of its kind in the world — is designed to make the world aware of the centuries-old and relatively unknown artistic treasures.
Catholics of the Byzantine Rite who live in full communion with Rome currently number just over 150,000 baptized in Hungary. The history of the community, which has a strong presence in the east of the country, particularly around Nyíregyháza and Debrecen, where its metropolitan see is located, dates back to 1646, when part of the Ruthenian Orthodox clergy rallied to join the Catholic Church in the then-kingdom of Hungary.
After elevating the Greek Catholic Church of Hungary to a sui iuris (self-governing) metropolitan Church in 2015, Pope Francis graced the community with a special visit during his visit to Budapest last April.
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‘Window Onto Eternity’: World’s First Greek Catholic Museum Brings Eastern Light to Western Christian Culture
Inaugurated in spring 2023, the Greek Catholic Museum aims to be a unique place to preserve the heritage treasures of Eastern Catholics.
