István Szmodis
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István Szmodis was a Slovene Lutheran
priest and writer.
He was born in Liszó
, Somogy
(today Zala county). His parents was migrate from the Slovene Circumscription (Slovenska okroglina, today Prekmurje
). Worked as a teacher in Nemescsó
. His consecreation for the chaplaincy was March 24, 1787 in Puconci
and worked by 1792 in Hodoš
.
On July 25, 1792, he arrived in Bodonci
. The date of his died is unknown or uncertain.
Wrote hymns and sermon in Prekmurian language.
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 and writer.
He was born in Liszó
Liszó
Liszó is a village in Zala county, Hungary.-References:...
, Somogy
Somogy
Somogy is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.-Somogy county:...
(today Zala county). His parents was migrate from the Slovene Circumscription (Slovenska okroglina, 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...
). Worked as a teacher in Nemescsó
Nemescsó
-References:...
. His consecreation for the chaplaincy was March 24, 1787 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...
and worked by 1792 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....
.
On July 25, 1792, he arrived in Bodonci
Bodonci
Bodonci is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.There is a large Lutheran church named after István Küzmics in the settlement. The original church was a wooden structure built in 1792...
. The date of his died is unknown or uncertain.
Wrote hymns and sermon in Prekmurian language.
Literature
- Evangeličanska cerkvena občina Bodonci
- Vili Kerčmar: Evangeličanska cerkev na Slovenskem, Murska SobotaMurska SobotaMurska Sobota is a city in northeastern Slovenia. It is located in the eponymous municipality near the Mura River in the region of Prekmurje and is the regional capital.-Name:...
1995.