▁I ul ia . ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Keith ▁H itch ins ▁proposed ▁an ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁strong ▁dev otion ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁people ▁to ▁their ▁ancient ▁faith , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁Union ▁with ▁Rome ▁would ▁have ▁brought ▁them ▁many ▁more ▁advantages ▁and ▁privileges . ▁▁ ▁The ▁intellect uals ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Greek - C atholic ▁Church ▁had ▁a ▁different ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁nation ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia . ▁They ▁possessed ▁a ▁keen ▁sense ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁they ▁thought ▁increasing ly ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁' n ation ', ▁creating ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁a ▁new ▁path ▁of ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia . ▁ ▁The ▁Orth odox ▁movement ▁led ▁by ▁Sof ron ie , ▁focused ▁on ▁religion , ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁Greek - C atholic ▁sch ol ars , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁nation , ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁had ▁complement ary ▁effects . ▁They ▁both ▁kept ▁alive ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁and ▁those ▁from ▁Wal la chia ▁and ▁Mold avia ▁and ▁can ▁therefore ▁both ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁important ▁steps ▁made ▁by ▁Roman ians ▁towards ▁their ▁national ▁unity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Al ba ▁County ▁Category : R oman ian ▁sain ts ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Category : R oman ian ▁Orth odox ▁mon ks ▁Category : R oman ian ▁Orth odox ▁pri ests ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Roman ian ▁people