Mihály Lombard de Szentábrahám
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Mihály Lombard de Szentábrahám (Városfalva
, Harghita County
, 1683 – Kolozsvár
, March 30, 1758) was a Hungarian Unitarian bishop. He re-laid the foundations of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania during a period of harassment until the accession of Joseph II
and the return of an era of tolerance.
During the period 1718-1720 the settlements were struck by famine and plague.
In 1720 he became director of the John Sigismund Unitarian Academy
, at the time when the great-great grandson of Fausto Sozzini, Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr.
was a teacher there.
Martinis
Mărtiniş |Homorod]]") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.- Component villages :The commune is composed of twelve villages:- History :...
, Harghita County
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...
, 1683 – Kolozsvár
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, March 30, 1758) was a Hungarian Unitarian bishop. He re-laid the foundations of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania during a period of harassment until the accession of Joseph II
Joseph II
Joseph II may refer to:*Joseph II *Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Austria*Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople *Pope Joseph II of Alexandria...
and the return of an era of tolerance.
During the period 1718-1720 the settlements were struck by famine and plague.
In 1720 he became director of the John Sigismund Unitarian Academy
John Sigismund Unitarian Academy
The John Sigismund Unitarian Academy, located in Kolozsvár , was a theological school founded in 1557 by the Unitarian Diocese of Transylvania.-Foundation:...
, at the time when the great-great grandson of Fausto Sozzini, Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr.
Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr.
Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr. was a grandson of Andrzej Wiszowaty Sr. He taught at the Unitarian Gymnasium in Cluj-Napoca from 1726 or before....
was a teacher there.
Works
- Summa Universae Theologiae Christianae secundum UnitariosSumma Universae Theologiae Christianae secundum UnitariosSumma Universae Theologiae Christianae secundum Unitarios is a statement of faith of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania officially recognised by Joseph II in 1782....
published posthumously 1782