Antal Števanecz or ''Steffanecz'' ( sl, Anton Števanec) (December 29, 1861 – April 12, 1921) was a Slovene teacher and writer in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. He was born in

Vanča Vas Vanča Vas (; sl, Vanča vas, hu, Ivánfalva, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Vanča Ves'') is a village in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The writer Antal Stevanecz Antal Števanecz or ''Steffanecz'' ( sl, An ...

, near

Tišina Tišina (; hu, Csendlak) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tišina. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Dioc ...

(now in

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur Ri ...

). His parents were Mátyás Stevanécz and Zsuzsanna Rátnik. He studied in

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) 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 ...

, and first worked as a teacher in

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(1881–1884), then in Tišina (1881–1887),

Heves Heves is a small town in eastern Hungary. About 100 km east of Budapest, Heves lies at the northern extreme of the Great Hungarian Plain, just south of the Mátra and Bükk hills and west of the Tisza River. Heves gave its name to the Heves ...

(1887), and Cankova (1887–1890). From 1890 to 1898 he lived in

Apátistvánfalva Apátistvánfalva ( sl, Števanovci, german: Stephansdorf) is a village in Vas County, Hungary. Notable residents * Károly Krajczár (born 1936), Hungarian Slovene teacher * Ferenc Marics (1791–1844), Hungarian teacher * Antal Stevanecz (1861 ...

and worked as a teacher, cantor, and notary. His prayer book and hymnal in

Prekmurje Slovene Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, East Slovene, or Wendish ( sl, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje, hu, vend nyelv, muravidéki nyelv, Prekmurje dialect: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmör ...

, ''Szrcé Jezus'', was published in 1896. The prayer and hymns were partially written by

József Borovnyák József Borovnyák or Borovnják ( sl, Jožef Borovnjak; 1826 – 19 September 1909) was a Prekmurje Slovene writer, politician, and Roman Catholic priest in Hungary. Borovnják was born in the village of Ivanócz (later Alsószentbenedek, S ...

. The Bishopric of

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) 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. Szombathely lies by t ...

banned the book in 1917. Stevanecz was disheveled and habitually drunk, and the priest and mayor dismissed him from his duties. Between 1898 and 1901 he lived in

Kerkakutas Kerkakutas is a village in Zala County, Hungary. Notable residents * László Pintér, Hungarian politician, MP * Antal Stevanecz Antal Števanecz or ''Steffanecz'' ( sl, Anton Števanec) (December 29, 1861 – April 12, 1921) was a Slovene tea ...

, and then in

Zalaháshágy Zalaháshágy is a village in Zala County, in Hungary. Geography The Zala-hills form a rivercut hilly region in West Hungary. Zala river crosses over the region. The system of riverbeds and valleys were formed in the Cainozoic geological period ...

. He died in 1921.

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