József Borovnyák or Borovnják ( sl, Jožef Borovnjak; 1826 – 19 September 1909) was a

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 ...

writer, politician, and

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priest in

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. Borovnják was born in the village of Ivanócz (later Alsószentbenedek,

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Ivanovci). His family was originally

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. His father converted to

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. Borovnják first served as a priest from 1851 to 1852 at the Istvánfalvian Church in the village of Apátistvánfalva ( Vas Country). He was later a priest in Felsőlendva and Cankova (where he died). Borovnják was a defender of the local

Prekmurje dialect 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 ...

. He wrote books in it; for example, a

catechism A catechism (; from grc, κατηχέω, "to teach orally") is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult c ...

and

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s. In 1877 he posthumously reprinted

Miklós Küzmics Miklós Küzmics (Slovene: Mikloš Küzmič; September 15, 1737 – April 11, 1804) was a Hungarian Slovene writer and translator. Biography Küzmics was born in Dolnji Slaveči and died in Kančevci. His parents were János and Erzsébet Küsm ...

' Prekmurje dialect translation of the

gospels Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

. He was also involved in politics.

Works

* ''Jezus moje poslenje'' (Jesus Is My Desire), * ''Veliki katekizmus'' (Large Catechism) * ''Kniga molitvena sztara szlovenszka'' (Old Slovene Prayer Book) * ''Dühovna hrána'' (The House of the Soul) * ''Máli politicsni vodnik'' (Little Political Mirror) * ''Szvéti Angel Csuvár'' (Holy Guardian Angel)

References

* Anton Trstenjak. ''Slovenci na Ogrskem'' (Hungarian Slovenes.

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2006. 1826 births 1909 deaths People from the Municipality of Moravske Toplice Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary Slovenian writers Slovenian politicians People from the Municipality of Cankova {{Slovenia-writer-stub

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