Mihály Bakos
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Mihály Bakos, also known in Slovene
as Miháo Bakoš or Mihael Bakoš, (ca. 1742–9 April, 1803) was a Hungarian Slovene
Lutheran priest, author, and educator.
He was born in a Slovene-speaking family in the village of Šalovci
, in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
, today in the Prekmurje
region of Slovenia
. His parents were Ferenc Bakos and Éva Ábraham. In 1779, he became a pastor in Surd
, then part of the County of Somogy (now in Zala
). In the 17th and 18th centuries, numerous Slovene families from the Slovene March
settled in Somogy. Many of them were Lutheran, and so Slovene-language services were set up for them. Bakos' predecessor was István Küzmics
, a Slovene writer that translated the New Testament
into his local Prekmurian dialect.
Between 1784 and 1785, Bakos served as pastor in Križevci
(Hungarian Tótkeresztúr), in Prekmurje
. He later returned to Somogy, where he served as the dean for Somogy and Zala counties. In 1791, he wrote the Slovene hymnal Krszcsánszke peszmene knige (Christian Hymnal).
Slovenian language
Slovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union...
as Miháo Bakoš or Mihael Bakoš, (ca. 1742–9 April, 1803) was a Hungarian Slovene
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 priest, author, and educator.
He was born in a Slovene-speaking family in the village of Šalovci
Šalovci
Šalovci is a village and a municipality in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.The writer Mihály Bakos was born in the village.-Demographics:Population by native language, 2002 census *...
, in the Habsburg 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...
, today 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 of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. His parents were Ferenc Bakos and Éva Ábraham. In 1779, he became a pastor in Surd
Surd
Surd may be:* A voiceless consonant* An Nth root, any mathematical expression such as a square root, cube root or higher root* Surd, Hungary, a village in Zala county, Hungary...
, then part of the County of Somogy (now in Zala
Zala
Zala is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Itlies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km²...
). In the 17th and 18th centuries, numerous Slovene families from the Slovene March
Slovene March (Kingdom of Hungary)
The Slovene March or Slovene krajina was the traditional denomination of the Slovene-speaking areas of the Vas and Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 18th century until the Treaty of Trianon in 1919...
settled in Somogy. Many of them were Lutheran, and so Slovene-language services were set up for them. Bakos' predecessor was István Küzmics
István Küzmics
István Küzmics also known in Slovenian as Štefan or Števan Küzmič was the most important Lutheran writer of the Slovenes in Hungary....
, a Slovene writer that translated the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
into his local Prekmurian dialect.
Between 1784 and 1785, Bakos served as pastor in Križevci
Križevci, Gornji Petrovci
Križevci is a village in the municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. Its name is derived from a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross that used to stand in the village, but was pulled down in the late 19th century. There is a large Lutheran church in the village, built in...
(Hungarian Tótkeresztúr), in 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...
. He later returned to Somogy, where he served as the dean for Somogy and Zala counties. In 1791, he wrote the Slovene hymnal Krszcsánszke peszmene knige (Christian Hymnal).