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György Klimó
György Klimó (4 April 1710 – 2 May 1777 ) was Bishop of Pécs and founder of the Klimo Library and printing press. Biography Klimó came from a serf family. He studied first in Pressburg, then in Pest (present-day Bratislava and Budapest, respectively), and in 1731 began his studies at the St. Stephen seminary (Szent István Papnevelő Intézet). He was ordained to the priesthood in 1733. In 1751 he was appointed Bishop of Pécs (he was ordained as bishop in 1752). In 1769 he sent a request to Maria Theresa to establish a university in Pécs although this was never realised during his lifetime. In 1773 Klimó established the Engel printing house. In 1774 he opened the bishop's library to the public, becoming the first public library in Hungary. The library was initially housed next the bishop's palace but was later moved in 1832 to the library Ignác Szepesy. The library is currently hosted by the University of Pécs in Szepesy Ignác street 1-3. Bishop Klimó also has ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Pécs
The Diocese of Pécs ( Hungarian: ''Pécsi Egyházmegye'', ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Hungary. The Cathedral of Pécs is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Secular offices connected to the bishopric The Bishops of Pécs were perpetual ispáns of Baranya ( Hungarian: ''Baranya vármegye örökös főispánja'', Latin: ''Baraniensis perpetuus supremus comes'') from the 16th century until 1777. List of the bishops of Pécs * Bonipert (1009–1036) * St Maurus (1036–''c.'' 1075) * Stephen I (''c.'' 1093) * Simon (''c.'' 1108–''b.'' 1136) * Nana (''c.'' 1135) * Macarius I (''b.'' 1138–''b.'' 1143) *John I (''b.'' 1143–''c.'' 1148) * Antimius (''c.'' 1148–''c.'' 1158) * Macarius II (''b.'' 1162–1186) * Kalán from the kindred Bár-Kalán (1186–1218) * Bartholomew le Gros (1219–1251) * Achilles from the kindred Hont-Pázmány (1251–1252) * Job from the kindred Záh (1252–''b.'' 1282) ** ...
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Klimo Library
The Klimo Library (), ''Klimo Collection'' () or ''Episcopal Library'' () established in 1774 is the first public library of Hungary. It was established in Pécs by György Klimó, Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs, Bishop of Pécs and it is still operating. Although Klimó could not establish a university in Pécs, he still opened the library for the public. Until the World War I, Great War, the library was operating constantly under the episcopal see. After that, the building of the library and its collection were given to the university by Bishop Gyula Zichy for eternal use. From 1924, the library was the main Academic library, university library of the University of Pécs (previously Elisabeth University of Bratislava) until 2010, when most of the university's collection was migrated to the University Library of Pécs and Centre for Learning. During this period, it was also a special library for political science and jurisprudence. Now the library contains historical documents ...
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