Balázs Berke
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Balázs Berke was an Slovene poet, writer and Lutheran
priest in Hungary
, in the Slovene March
(today Prekmurje
and Vendvidék).
His place and date of birth is unknown. Learn in Wittenberg
in Saxony
, in 1782 return in Hungary. Worked in Puconci
, Surd
and Nemespátró
, in 1803 in Hodoš
. Dead in Nemespátró
, about 1821.
Wrote an Latin book Ode Saphica honori ac venerationi Adami Farkas solemnia suis nominis celebrantis (commemoration about the poet Ádám Farkas
) and an hymnal in prekmurian language Szlovenszke Dühovne peszmi (Slovene spiritual hymns, 1768-1769).
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
priest in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, in the Slovene March
Slovene March (Kingdom of Hungary)
The Slovene March or Slovene krajina was the traditional denomination of the Slovene-speaking areas of the Vas and Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 18th century until the Treaty of Trianon in 1919...
(today Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
and Vendvidék).
His place and date of birth is unknown. Learn in Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
in Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, in 1782 return in Hungary. Worked in Puconci
Puconci
Puconci is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd, Hungary.The majority of the population is Lutheran, making Puconci one of the few Slovenian municipalities where the majority of the population belongs to a non-Catholic denomination.There is a Lutheran...
, Surd
Surd
Surd may be:* A voiceless consonant* An Nth root, any mathematical expression such as a square root, cube root or higher root* Surd, Hungary, a village in Zala county, Hungary...
and Nemespátró
Nemespátró
Nemespátró is a village in Zala county, Hungary. Here was lived the Slovene poet Balázs Berke-References:...
, in 1803 in Hodoš
Hodoš
Hodoš is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality....
. Dead in Nemespátró
Nemespátró
Nemespátró is a village in Zala county, Hungary. Here was lived the Slovene poet Balázs Berke-References:...
, about 1821.
Wrote an Latin book Ode Saphica honori ac venerationi Adami Farkas solemnia suis nominis celebrantis (commemoration about the poet Ádám Farkas
Ádám Farkas
Ádám Farkas Slovene Lutheran priest, poet and rector of the Lyceum Sopron.Born in Suhi Vrh, Moravske Toplice. He studied in Jena and Sopron. By November 1, 1785 rector of the Lutheran Lyceum. Wrote poems in German and Prekmurian language....
) and an hymnal in prekmurian language Szlovenszke Dühovne peszmi (Slovene spiritual hymns, 1768-1769).
Source
- Szinnyei József: MAGYAR ÍRÓK ÉLETE ÉS MUNKÁI
- Nemespártói Evangélikus Egyházközség
- Vilko Novak: Martjanska pesmarica, ZALOŽBA ZRC. LjubljanaLjubljanaLjubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
1997. ISBN 961-6182-27-7