Kristína Royová
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Kristína Royová was Slovak
Protestant
activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet
.
She was founder of the Blue Cross
and diaconical centre in Stará Turá
. Her literary works were translated into 36 language
s. During the reign of communist party
in former Czechoslovakia
, Christian
literature written by her was among those frequently confiscated by state security service ŠtB
and at the same time she was blacklisted on the socialist era school curricula. Nowadays she is considered to be the Slovak author with the most frequently translated literary works and some literary critics regard her for being a "Slovak Kierkegaard".
, was member of Slavic society, co-founder of Matica Slovenská
and slovak gymnasiums
(high schools). Mother was from house of Holuby, her brother Jozef Ľudovít Holuby was prominent slovak botanist, ethnographer, church historian and archaeologist and her other brother Karol Holuby was executed close to present-day Šulekovo village in the revolutionary year of 1848
.
The childhood of Kristína Royová was associated with Lutheran parish in Stará Turá
, where local chaplains were at the same time her teachers. Still, the overall education she received had not fulfilled her vast intellectual potential. The great contribution to development of her skills was a one-year study at higher secondary school in Bratislava where she managed to master the German language.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
She was founder of the Blue Cross
Modrý kríž
Modrý kríž was a "teetotalers' society" originating in Stará Turá, Slovakia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th...
and diaconical centre in Stará Turá
Stará Turá
Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians...
. Her literary works were translated into 36 language
Language
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s. During the reign of communist party
Communist party
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in former Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
literature written by her was among those frequently confiscated by state security service ŠtB
STB
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and at the same time she was blacklisted on the socialist era school curricula. Nowadays she is considered to be the Slovak author with the most frequently translated literary works and some literary critics regard her for being a "Slovak Kierkegaard".
Early life
Parents of Kristína Royová were descendants of two prominent Lutheran families. Father August Roy, close friend of J.M. HurbanJozef Miloslav Hurban
Jozef Miloslav Hurban , pseudonyms Slavomil F. Kořennatý, Ľudovít Pavlovič, M. z Bohuslavíc, M...
, was member of Slavic society, co-founder of Matica Slovenská
Matica slovenská
The Matica slovenská Mother) is Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation. It is based in the city of Martin...
and slovak gymnasiums
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(high schools). Mother was from house of Holuby, her brother Jozef Ľudovít Holuby was prominent slovak botanist, ethnographer, church historian and archaeologist and her other brother Karol Holuby was executed close to present-day Šulekovo village in the revolutionary year of 1848
Revolutions of 1848
The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It was the first Europe-wide collapse of traditional authority, but within a year reactionary...
.
The childhood of Kristína Royová was associated with Lutheran parish in Stará Turá
Stará Turá
Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.-Geography:It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians...
, where local chaplains were at the same time her teachers. Still, the overall education she received had not fulfilled her vast intellectual potential. The great contribution to development of her skills was a one-year study at higher secondary school in Bratislava where she managed to master the German language.
Literary Works
- 1882 / 1884 - Tri obrázky (Three pictures), narratives (published in Národnie noviny)
- 1893 - Bez Boha na svete (Without God in the world)
- 1898 - Božie charaktery (God-like characters)
- 1898 - Splnená túžba (Fulfilled longing)
- 1901 - Bludári (Heretics)
- 1901 - Dôležitá pravda (Important truth)
- 1901 - Istota a neistota (Confidence and doubt)
- 1901 - Lotova žena (Lot's wife)
- 1901 - Pekný začiatok-smutný koniec (Nice beginning -sad ending)
- 1901 - Nebolo miesta (There was no room)
- 1901 - Podivné hodiny (Peculiar clock)
- 1901 - Za živa do priepasti (Live into the abyss)
- 1901 - Stroskotaná loď (The wrecked ship)
- 1903 - Sluha (Servant)
- 1903 - Šťastie (Happiness)
- 1903 - Za vysokú cenu (For a high cost)
- 1904 - Ako zbohatnúť (How to get reach)
- 1904 - Divné milosrdenstvo (Amazing mercy)
- 1904 - Šťastní ľudia (Happy people)
- 1904 - Divní rozsievači (Peculiar sowers)
- 1904 - Dieťa hausírerov (The child of peddlers)
- 1906 - Vo vyhnanstve (In the exile)
- 1907 - Šťastlivé Vianoce (Happy Christmas)
- 1909 - Ako kvapôčka putovala (How the little drop wandered around)
- 1909 - V slnečnej krajine (In the sunny land)
- 1909 - Opilcove dieťa (The child of alcoholic)
- 1910 - Ako prišli lastovičky domov (How the swallows returned back home)
- 1910 - Ako zomrel slávičok (The death of nightingale)
- 1910 - Nemoc a pomoc (The disease and help)
- 1910 - Tarsenský
- 1912 - Za presvedčenie čili z Mezopotámie do Kanaánu (Because of persuasion hence from Mesopotamia to Canaan)
- 1913 - Stratení (Lost)
- 1915 - Pošta (The mail)
- 1917 - Pozdrav zo Starej Turej (Greetings from Stará Turá)
- 1920 - Druhá žena (The second wife)
- 1920 - Zpráva z roku 1919 (The message from 1919)
- 1920 - Otcovrah (The parricide)
- 1921 - Keď nikde nebolo pomoci (When there was no help anywhere)
- 1921 - Štyri rozprávočky pre veľké a malé deti (Four fairy-tales for big and small kids)
- 1921 - V pevnej ruke (In the firm grasp)
- 1922 - Ztratení (Lost)
- 1922 - Traja kamaráti (Three friends)
- 1922 - Zachránená (Saved)
- 1924 - Výstražný sen (Warning dream)
- 1924 - Poslednia cesta (The last journey)
- 1924 - Kde bol jeho otec? (Where was his father?)
- 1925 - Na rozhraní (On the verge)
- 1926 - Prišiel domov (Returned home)
- 1926 - Za vysokú cenu (For a high cost)
- 1927 - Susedia (The neighbours)
- 1927 - Ako trpaslík zabil obra (How the troll killed ogre)
- 1927 - Blízko ešte neni vnútri (Close, but still not inside)
- 1928 - Staniša
- 1929 - Za svetlom a so svetlom. Rozpomienky Kristíny Royovej (Going after light and with light. Memories of Krisína Royová)
- 1930 - Navrátený raj (Given back paradise)
- 1930 - Abigail
- 1931 - Keď život začínal. Slnečné dieťa (When life aroused. The sunny child.)
- 1935 - Tuláci (Wanderers)
- Kúzlo otčiny (The charm of the fatherland), narrative (available only in handwriting)
- V okruží panslavizmu (Surrounded by panslavism), narrative (available only in handwriting)
- Pod práporom lásky (Under the flag of love), narrative (available only in handwriting)