Ferenc Novák (,

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: ''Ferenc Novak'') (December 7, 1791 – January 21, 1836) was a Hungarian Slovene

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priest and writer. Novák was born in Tesanócz,

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(today Tešanovci,

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) to János and Julianna Novák, a petty noble family. His ordination took place on September 10, 1815. He served as a curate in Bellatincz (today

Beltinci Beltinci (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Böltinci'', or ''Belatincz'', ) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Beltinci. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows through the settlement. ...

) - for 16 months and later became an administrator in Mártyáncz (today Martjanci,

) in 1816. In March 1817 he served as the parish priest of Turnicsa (today Turnišče,

). Novák gathered old folk songs from the Slovene March. His work was also used by Stanko Vraz.

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* Géfin Gyula: ''A Szombathelyi Egyházmegye története (1777–1935)'', Martineum Könyvnyomda Rt.

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1935. * Dr. Jože Alojz – Janez Sraka: ''Prekmurci in Prekmurje'',

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1984.

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