Sofronie's movement led to the peaceful uprising of the Romanian Orthodox peasant population in order to change the status of their Church from only "tolerated", despite being the majority of the Transylvanian population, to "officially recognised".
The peaceful uprising by Romanian Orthodox peasants was spurred by Sofronie's movement, aiming to alter the church's status from "tolerated" to "officially recognised". This change would make their religion officially acknowledged, even though they were a majority in Transylvania.