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Ladislaus Aba
Ladislaus from the kindred Aba (; died 1299/1301) was a Hungarian cleric in the second half of the 13th century, who served as Provost of Titel from around 1280 to 1299. He was vice-chancellor in the court of Andrew III of Hungary in 1299. Life and career Ladislaus was born into the Lipóc branch of the powerful ''gens'' (clan) Aba as one of the four sons of Alexander (I) Aba. His mother was the daughter of Ladislaus I Kán. He had three brothers, Alexander (II), a castellan of Körösszeg (present-day Cheresig, Romania); Demetrius Nekcsei, the influential Master of the treasury in the court of Charles I of Hungary, and Nicholas.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Aba 8. Lipóc branch 1. Nekcsei) Ladislaus first appears in contemporary records in 1280, when he already functioned as provost of the collegiate chapter of Titel (today in Serbia). His last known predecessor is Andrew, whose name mentioned in this capacity in 1251. The Titel Chapter transcribed its former 1237 charter upon ...
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Titel Chapter
The Titel Chapter was a collegiate chapter, established in the late , in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was dedicated to the Holy Wisdom. Establishment Duke Lampertthe younger brother of Ladislaus I of Hungaryestablished the collegiate chapter at Titel (now in Serbia) between 1077 and 1095. It was dedicated to the Holy Wisdom Holy Wisdom (, ) is a concept in Christian theology. Christian theology received the Old Testament personification of Wisdom (Hebrew ''Chokmah'') as well as the concept of Sophia (wisdom), Wisdom (''Sophia'') from Greek philosophy, especially .... References Sources * * * Collegiate Chapters in Hungary {{Hungary-hist-stub ...
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Cantor (Christianity)
In Christianity, the cantor, female chantress, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes (; from ), is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, with responsibilities for the choir and the preparation of the Mass or worship service. The term is also used for a similar task in Reform Judaism and in Ancient Egypt. Generally, a cantor must be competent to choose and conduct the vocals for the choir, to start any chant on demand, and to be able to identify and correct the missteps of singers placed under them. A cantor may be responsible for the immediate rendering of the music, showing the course of the melody by movements of the hand(s) (''cheironomia''), similar to a conductor. Western Christianity Roman Catholicism A ''cantor'' in the Roman Catholic Church is the leading singer of the choir, a ''bona fide'' clerical role. The medieval cantor of the papal Schola Cantorum was called ''Prior scholae'' or ''Primicerius''. In medieval cathedrals, ...
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Hungarian Academy Of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primary functions include the advancement of scientific knowledge, the dissemination of research findings, the support of research and development, and the representation of science in Hungary both domestically and around the world. History The origins of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences date back to 1825, when Count István Széchenyi offered one year's income from his estate to establish a ''Learned Society''. He made this offer during a session of the Diet in Pressburg (Pozsony, now Bratislava), then the seat of the Hungarian Parliament. Inspired by his gesture, other delegates soon followed suit. The Society’s mission was defined as the development of the Hungarian language and the promotion of sciences and the arts in the Hungarian l ...
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Stephen Of Gyulafehérvár
Stephen (; died after 1303) was a Hungarian cleric at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as archdeacon of Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia, Romania) from around 1297 to 1303. He was the last vice-chancellor of Andrew III. He functioned in the same capacity in the court of Charles I, one of the claimants to the Hungarian throne. Career Stephen attended the University of Padua, according to a record from February 1296. He studied together with Gregory Bicskei and a certain Stephanus Catastani. Before that, three of them resided in the court of James II of Aragon for quite a long time. During his studies, Stephen obtained the title of ''magister'' and, as canon, he also held a benefice in the cathedral chapter of Padua. Returning Hungary, Stephen was elected archdeacon of Gyulafehérvár in the Diocese of Transylvania, first mentioning in this capacity in January 1297. Succeeding Ladislaus Aba, Stephen was made vice-chancellor in the royal court of Andre ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kalocsa–Kecskemét
The Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét (, ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Hungary. The diocese is the metropolitan of the Diocese of Pécs and the Diocese of Szeged–Csanád. Its patron saint is Saint Paul. The current archbishop is Balázs Bábel, who was appointed in 1999. History Establishment In his monography about the early history of the Archbishopric of Kalocsa, the Hungarian historian László Koszta concludes that the "establishment of the Diocese of Kalocsa is one of the most debated issues of our ecclesiastic history in the Age of the Árpáds". Indeed, several important details of the early history of the episcopal see are uncertain. The date of its establishment is unknown; its early statusa bishopric, a metropolitan archdiocese or an archbishopric without suffragan bishopsis obscure; its first (arch)bishop is uncertain; and its connection with the see of Bács (now Bač, Serbia) is debated. According to Hartvik, an early-12th-cen ...
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John Hont-Pázmány
John Hont-Pázmány (; died September–October 1301) was a prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. He was Archbishop of Kalocsa between 1278 and 1301. In this capacity, he closely cooperated with fellow Archbishop Lodomer in order to restore royal authority over the kingdom. After Lodomer's death, John became head of the royal council from 1298 to 1301, initiating profound constitutional changes in the parliamentary system. He crowned Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Wenceslaus, one of the pretenders to Hungary, king in 1301, provoking the wrath of the Holy See. Family John was born into the Forgács branch of the wealthy and prestigious ''gens'' (clan) Hont-Pázmány around 1240.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hontpázmány 6., Forgács branch) The ancestors of the kindred, Duchy of Swabia, Swabian knights Hont and Pázmány arrived to the Principality of Hungary in the late 10th century, according to the Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum, chronicle of J ...
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