Cantor-teacher Ruzsics
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Cantor-teacher Ruzsics was a Hungarian Slovene
elementary school teacher
, cantor
and poet in the 18th century. He lived and worked in village of Felsőszölnök
, Hungary
. His first name and ethnicity is unknown. The last names Ruzsics and Rüsics occur in Felsőszölnök today, but this doesn't prove that his ancestors were Slovenians, he was most probably of Croatian
descent.
He wrote his Slovenian-language hymnal
in 1789, the book consists of liturgic songs in the Prekmurian dialect. It was later copied and distributed by Mihály Bertalanits
and Ferenc Marics
.
Hungarian Slovenes
Hungarian Slovenes are an autochthonous ethnic and linguistic Slovene minority living in Hungary. The largest groups are the Rába Slovenes in the Rába Valley in western Hungary between the town of Szentgotthárd and the borders with Slovenia and Austria. They speak the Prekmurje dialect of Slovene...
elementary school teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, cantor
Cantor (church)
A cantor is the chief singer employed in a church with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir; also called the precentor....
and poet in the 18th century. He lived and worked in village of Felsőszölnök
Felsoszölnök
Felsőszölnök is a village in Vas County, Hungary. It is the westernmost point of Hungary, and lies on the borders with Slovenia and Austria.-Location:...
, 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...
. His first name and ethnicity is unknown. The last names Ruzsics and Rüsics occur in Felsőszölnök today, but this doesn't prove that his ancestors were Slovenians, he was most probably of Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
descent.
He wrote his Slovenian-language hymnal
Hymnal
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are known since Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity...
in 1789, the book consists of liturgic songs in the Prekmurian dialect. It was later copied and distributed by Mihály Bertalanits
Mihály Bertalanits
Mihály Bertalanits was Slovene cantor, teacher and poet in Hungary.Born in a deceased village Gerečavci between Večeslavci and Sveti Jurij near Rogašovci. Bertalanits was son of peasant György Bertalanics and Katarina . In 1806 was auxiliary teacher in Beltinci, in 1808 teacher in Felsőszölnök...
and Ferenc Marics
Ferenc Marics
Ferenc Marič was a Hungarian Slovene teacher and poet.He was born in Istvánfalva . His father György Marits was the first teacher and cantor in the village. György was born in Gerecsavecz...
.