Péter Pázmány
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Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. (Hungarian: panaszi Pázmány Péter, pronounced [ˈpɒnɒsi ˈpaːzmaːɲ ˈpeːtɛr]; Latin: Petrus Pazmanus; German: Peter Pazman; Slovak: Peter Pázmaň;[1] 4 October 1570 – 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardinal, pulpit orator and statesman. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation in Royal Hungary.
The native form of this personal name is panaszi Pázmány Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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His Eminence Péter Pázmány | |
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Cardinal Archbishop of Esztergom Prince Primate of Hungary | |
See | Esztergom |
Appointed | 28 November 1616 |
Term ended | 19 March 1637 |
Predecessor | Ferenc Forgách |
Successor | Imre Lósy |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of the Church of Saint Jerome of the Croats (1632–1637), Provost of Turóc (1616) |
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Ordination | 1596 |
Consecration | 12 March 1617 by Cardinal Melchior Klesl |
Created cardinal | 19 November 1629 |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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Born | 4 October 1570 |
Died | 19 March 1637(1637-03-19) (aged 66) Pozsony, Royal Hungary |
Buried | St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava |
Parents | Miklós Pázmány Margit Massai |
Alma mater | University of Vienna & Pontifical Gregorian University |
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Pázmány's most important legacy was his creation of the Hungarian literary language. As an orator he was dubbed "the Hungarian Cicero in the purple". In 1867, a street in Vienna, the Pazmanitengasse, was named after him.