Nagyharsány is a village in Baranya

Baranya

Baranya may refer to:*Baranya , a geographical region in Hungary and Croatia*Baranya , a county in Hungary*Baranya , a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary...

 county, Hungary

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, near to the Croatia

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n border.

The dispute of Nagyharsány

In 1574 there was a religious dispute in Nagyharsány between the Unitarian

Unitarianism

Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....

 preacher, György Alvinczi, and the followers of Calvinism

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. Alvinczi was condemned to death and killed by his opponents, a flagrant example of the religious intolerance in the 16th century.

The Ottoman

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 authorities wanted to punish the Calvinist community for this deed, and sentenced those guilty to death. In a gesture of compassion, György Válaszuti

György Válaszúti

György Válaszúti was a Hungarian Unitarian. In the Disputation of Pécs 1588, he debated for the Unitarian side using the ideas of Sommer.-References:...

, the Unitarian preacher of Pécs

Pécs

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 begged for their pardon - and the Beylerbey

Beylerbey

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 of Buda

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agreed to have them set free.