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Hungarian American Voices - Hangunk

Religion

More than just places of worship, Hungarian churches have served their communities also as a place for community gatherings, cultural activities, and language and patriotic educational efforts. Most of the Hungarian churches in North America were founded during the great migration wave at the end of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th century. While most Hungarians are Catholic, there are also Protestants among them. Some of those who came wanted to keep worshipping as Lutherans or as Calvinists (aka Reformed, református) in Hungarian, while others joined various Protestant churches in the their new home, which in some cases published materials in Hungarian for them. 
Below are books in the Library of Congress collections about religion among Hungarian Americans and Hungarian churches and parishes. The materials were selected to provide some representation of the kinds of materials produced by and for their communities. The Library also has periodicals, archived websites of local parishes, and audio recordings that contain information about Hungarian American churches and religious life.
Titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog, and when they are available digitally, links are provided. This list is arranged in alphabetical order by title.