János Zsupánek or Zsupanek ( sl, Janoš Županek; January 6, 1861 – March 11, 1951) was a Slovene writer and poet 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 ...

, son of the poet and writer

Mihály Zsupánek Mihály Zsupánek ( sl, Mihael Županek; 7 March 1830 – 19 January 1905 or 24 January 1898) was a Slovene poet in Hungary, the father of János Zsupánek and grandfather of Vilmoš Županek. Born in Šalovci (Prekmurje), his parents were Pét ...

. His son Vilmos Zsupánek was also a writer and poet. The three Zsupáneks transcribed some older hymns and also wrote new hymns and poems in the

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 ...

dialect. Zsupánek was born in

Šalovci Šalovci (; hu, Sal) is a village in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šalovci. The writer Mihály Bakos Mihály Bakos, also known in Slovene as Miháo Bakoš or Mihael Bakoš, ( 1742 – 9 Ap ...

. His mother was Mária Gomilár. Zsupánek went on pilgrimages to

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

Mariazell Mariazell (Central Bavarian: ''Mariazöö'') is an Austrian city in the southeastern state of Styria. Well known for being a hub of winter sports and a pilgrimage destination, it is located north of Graz. It is picturesquely situated in the valle ...

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...

, and the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and ...

and he became familiar with many hymns in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Hungarian, and

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

, as well as hymns in the

Slovene Hills dialect The Slovene Hills dialect ( sl, goričansko narečje, ''goričanščina'') is a Slovene dialect in the Pannonian dialect group. It is spoken in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) between the Drava and Mura rivers east of a line from Maribo ...

, closely related to the Prekmurje dialect. Zsupánek wrote his first hymns in Hungarian. In 1908, he published his prayer book and hymnal ''Vu Iméni Ocsé, i Sziná, i Dühá, szvétoga Ámen'' (In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen). In 1910 he published the Prekmurje dialect hymnal ''Mrtvecsne peszmi'' (Dirges). Its publication was supported by Miklós Kovács and

József Konkolics József Konkolics ( sl, Jožef Konkolič) (March 12, 1861 – January 1, 1941) was a Hungarian Slovene writer and cantor, and an associate of Miklós Kovács. Both authors wrote a hymnal in the Prekmurje dialect, which has not survived. Konkolics ...

from Šalovci. János Zsupánek died in Šalovci.

Works

* ''Magyar dalok'' (Hungarian Songs, 1884–1893) * ''Vu iméni Ocsé, i Sziná, i Dühá, szvétoga Ámen'' (In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen, 1908) * ''Mrtvecsne peszmi'' (Dirges, 1910) * ''Szenje blázsene device Marie'' (The Fair of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in ''Novine'', 1916)

Works

See also