Sándor Terplán
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Sándor Terplán
Sándor Terplán ( or Trpljan (Ivanovci, about May 1, 1816. – Puconci
, March 18, 1858.) Hungarian Slovenian
Lutheran
priest and writer.
He was born in the Prekmurje
region in the Kingdom of Hungary
, into a Lutheran family. Several priests were born in his village, both Catholic and Lutheran, including littérateurs or gentilitial politicians, such as József Borovnják
and Ferenc Ivanóczy.
Terplán's father Iván Terplan was a tailor and wine-merchant. His mother Zsuzsanna Berke was the aunt of writer Iván Berke. Sándor Terplan studied in the elementary schools of Domanjševci
and Szentgyörgyvölgy
, in the Őrség region. From 1828 he studied in Kőszeg
and also in Sopron
, where he studied theology. In 1837 he got a scholarship and went to Vienna
.
He started working as a chaplain in Puconci, near Murska Sobota
. He was lived a teacher István Lülik
where in 1833 wrote a perkmurian
ABC and geography book. Later he lived in Szombathely
, but in 1843 moved back to Puconci where he became the village's pastor in 1844. He died of illness at the age of 42.
Terplán did a lot for preservation of the national identity of the local Slovenes. He was in contact with the murian littérateurs, such as János Kardos
and Rudolf Czipott
(he also celebrated the funeral mass of the latter). His first works were two prayer books for burials and vigils (1838). A work of his about the hearing of the confessions of the sick, written in Hungarian and German, remains in manuscript. He also wrote a pupils' textbook and a psalms book. Several of his works were only published after his death.
Sándor Terplán ( or Trpljan (Ivanovci, about May 1, 1816. – 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...
, March 18, 1858.) Hungarian Slovenian
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...
Lutheran
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 the 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...
region in the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, into a Lutheran family. Several priests were born in his village, both Catholic and Lutheran, including littérateurs or gentilitial politicians, such as József Borovnják
József Borovnják
József Borovnyák or Borovnják was a Slovene or Prekmurian writer, politician and Roman Catholic priest in Hungary.Borovnják was born in the village of Ivanócz . His family was originally Protestant...
and Ferenc Ivanóczy.
Terplán's father Iván Terplan was a tailor and wine-merchant. His mother Zsuzsanna Berke was the aunt of writer Iván Berke. Sándor Terplan studied in the elementary schools of Domanjševci
Domanjševci
Domanjševci is a village in the Šalovci Municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary.There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic church is built on a small hill to the southwest of the settlement in the middle of a small cemetery and is...
and Szentgyörgyvölgy
Szentgyörgyvölgy
Szentgyörgyvölgy is a village in Zala County, Hungary. It has a Reform Church built in 1517....
, in the Őrség region. From 1828 he studied in Kőszeg
Koszeg
----Kőszeg is a town in Vas county, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character.- History :The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas go back to the third quarter of the 13th century...
and also in Sopron
Sopron
In 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, where he studied theology. In 1837 he got a scholarship and went to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
He started working as a chaplain in Puconci, near Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota
Murska 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:...
. He was lived a teacher István Lülik
István Lülik
István Lülik was a Lutheran schoolmaster in the Prekmurje region of the Kingdom of Hungary, today in Slovenia, in the 19th century. He lived and worked in Puconci, near Murska Sobota....
where in 1833 wrote a perkmurian
Wends dialect
Prekmurian, also known as the Pannonian-Slovene, East-Slovene, or Wendish , is the easternmost separate dialect of Slovene, spoken in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia and by the Hungarian Slovenes in Vas county in western Hungary...
ABC and geography book. Later he lived in Szombathely
Szombathely
Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
, but in 1843 moved back to Puconci where he became the village's pastor in 1844. He died of illness at the age of 42.
Terplán did a lot for preservation of the national identity of the local Slovenes. He was in contact with the murian littérateurs, such as János Kardos
János Kardos
János Kardos, also known in Slovene as Janoš Kardoš was a Hungarian Slovenian Evangelic priest, teacher and writer....
and Rudolf Czipott
Rudolf Czipott
Rudolf Czipott Slovene evangelic pastor and writer in Hungary.- Early life :His father György Czipott writer, pastor and teacher of Hodoš, born near Murska Sobota. Mother Erzsébet Hutter, German descent, daughter of the pastor of Kukmirn . Rudolf's brothers Lajos and József.Rudolf's father dead...
(he also celebrated the funeral mass of the latter). His first works were two prayer books for burials and vigils (1838). A work of his about the hearing of the confessions of the sick, written in Hungarian and German, remains in manuscript. He also wrote a pupils' textbook and a psalms book. Several of his works were only published after his death.
Works
- Dvakrat 52 Bibliszke historia, 1847 Kőszeg
- Knige 'zoltárszke, 1848 Kőszeg
- Peszmi i réd, 1856 GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
- Krszcsánsztva Ábéczé, 1869 Sopron
- Scripts
- Agenda (LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
), December 1838 - Molitvi na rázlocsne potrebcsine, October 7, 1838.
- Molitvi pri Szprevájanyi i pokápanyi Mrtveczov, 1838
- Szpoved Betecznikov, 1849
- Betegek gyóntatása (HungarianHungarian languageHungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
), 1849 - Kranken-Communion (GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
), October 7, 1849. - Temetéskorra való imádságok (Hungarian), 1849
- Agenda (Latin