Štefan Moyses (also as ''Štefan Moyzes'', ; October 24, 1797 in Veszele (today Veselé) – July 5, 1869 in Garamszentkereszt (now Žiar nad Hronom)) was a Slovak

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who served as the 6th Bishop of Besztercebánya (now Banská Bystrica), teacher, patriot, co-founder and first Chairman of

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. Memorial in Veselé

Biography

Štefan Moyses was ordained a priest in 1821. He served as chaplain in several parishes of the archdiocese of

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, later worked in

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. In January 1830 he became professor of Zagreb Academy. In 1847 he was appointed a canon of Zagreb chapter and was elected member of Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was supporter of

Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr (; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), also known as Ľudovít Velislav Štúr, was a Slovak revolutionary, politician, and writer. As a leader of the Slovak nationalism, Slovak national revival in the 19th century and the c ...

proposals put forward by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1848, the re-introduction of mother tongue in primary education and in worship. In 1850 he was appointed the 6th Bishop of Besztercebánya. He was the head of the Slovak delegation that arrived at the imperial court of Emperor Franz Joseph I on 12 December 1861 to submit ''Memorandum národa slovenského'' ( Memorandum of the Slovak nation) and ''Prosbopis Slovákov'' to the Emperor. On 3 August 1863 he became the first Chairman of

. He was granted the permission from

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to celebrate 5 July as the Feast day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. Slovak Roman Catholic bishops 1797 births 1869 deaths People from Piešťany District Slovak academics 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary {{Slovakia-bio-stub