György Kousz ( sl, Juri Kous,
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 ...
: ''Jürko Kous'') was a
Hungarian Slovene teacher and writer. It is unknown if Kousz or the priest of
Pertoča
Pertoča (; in older sources also ''Prtoča'', hu, Perestó, german: St. Helena) is a village in the Municipality of Rogašovci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.
The parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in ...
István Pauli
István Pauli or István Pável ( sl, Števan Pauli, July 13, 1760 – January 29, 1829) was a Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest. Pauli was the teacher of Pertoča György Kousz who was the author of a hymnal in Pertoča.
He was born in ...
was the author of the local Prekmurje dialect hymnal.
Few details are known about Kousz's life. His hymnal has 256 church hymns and 1 secular hymn, litanies, and a
Saint Matthew's Passion. The last chapter of the hymnal is titled ''Kniga hisztoriánszka'' (History Book).
His successor in Pertoča after 1829 was János Kousz, probably György's son.
See also
*
List of Slovene writers and poets in Hungary
This is a list of Slovene writers and poets in Hungary.
A
* Imre Augustich
B
* József Bagáry
* Mária Bajzek Lukács
* Mihály Bakos
* István Ballér
* Irén Barbér
* Mihály Barla
* Iván Bassa
* József Bassa
* Balázs Berke
* ...
Sources
* Vis. Can. ''Perestó'', 1808. máj. 8.
* Vilko Novak: ''Martjanska pesmarica'', Založba ZRC.
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
1997.
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Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary