Ferenc Merkli (born November 29, 1974) is a

Hungarian Slovene Hungarian Slovenes (Slovenian language, Slovene: ''Madžarski Slovenci'', hu, Magyarországi szlovének) are an indigenous peoples, autochthonous ethnic and linguistic Slovenes, Slovene minority living in Hungary. The largest groups are the Ráb ...

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priest, writer, and translator. He was born in

Szentgotthárd Szentgotthárd ( sl, Monošter; german: St. Gotthard) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, fo ...

to Ferenc and Irén Merkli, and grew up in Szakonyfalu. He attended the

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. After his ordination, he served the Deanery of Szentgotthárd in the parish of

Felsőszölnök Felsőszölnök ( sl, Gornji Senik, german: Oberzemming. la, Zelnuk Superior) is a village in Vas County, Hungary. It is the westernmost point of Hungary, and lies on the borders with Slovenia and Austria. Location The nearest settlements are ...

and Apátistvánfalva, and was known for celebrating bilingual masses in Hungarian and

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 ...

. In 2011, Merkli translated the work of Lojzer Kozar into Hungarian, and compiled a hymnal with content in the Prekmurje dialect and

standard Slovene Slovene ( or ), or alternatively Slovenian (; or ), is a South Slavic language, a sub-branch that is part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by about 2.5 million speakers worldwide (excluding speake ...

for the

Hungarian Slovenes Hungarian Slovenes ( Slovene: ''Madžarski Slovenci'', hu, Magyarországi szlovének) are an autochthonous ethnic and linguistic Slovene minority living in Hungary. The largest groups are the Rába Slovenes ( sl, porabski Slovenci, dialecticall ...

with Lojzer Kozar Jr. ''(Cirill Kozar)''. Merkli lives in Vasszécseny.

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* Lojze Kozar: Elmozdítható gyertyatartó, Martinus Kiadó

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 ...

2011. * Poslušajte vsi ljudje, Gornji Senik 2011. Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary 21st-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Hungarian Roman Catholic priests Hungarian translators Hungarian Slovenes 1974 births Living people People from Vas County {{RC-clergy-stub

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