▁Ed ict ▁of ▁Tol er ation ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁which ▁gave ▁legal ▁status ▁to ▁the ▁" E astern ▁Greek ▁Cult " ▁( i . e . ▁the ▁Orth odox ), ▁making ▁it ▁an ▁official ▁religion ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia . ▁In ▁reality ▁t ensions ▁remained , ▁and ▁only ▁under ▁Emperor ▁Joseph ▁II ▁was ▁a ▁climate ▁of ▁religious ▁toler ance ▁brought ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁Roman ians ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁showing ▁that ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁comp ulsion ▁was ▁present ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁convers ions . ▁ ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁and ▁its ▁legacy ▁Sof ron ie ' s ▁movement ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁peace ful ▁u pr ising ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Orth odox ▁pe asant ▁population ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁their ▁Church ▁from ▁only ▁" tol er ated ", ▁despite ▁being ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁population , ▁to ▁" o fficial ly ▁recogn ised ". ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁achieved ▁a ▁notable ▁victory : ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Vienna ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁existence ▁of ▁their ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁D ion isie ▁Nov ac ov ic . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁for ▁the ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁Orth odox ▁population ▁since ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁authorities ▁abol ished ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Metropolitan ate ▁from ▁Al ba