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| Born | Sándor Rudnay 4 October 1760 Szentkereszt, Kingdom of Hungary (today Slovakia) |
| Died | 13 September 1831 Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Buried | Esztergom Basilica |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sándor Rudnay de Rudnó et Divékujfalu (4 October 1760 – 13 September 1831) was a Hungarian Catholic priest, archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal.
Life
Sándor Rudnay was born to a family of lower nobility, his parents were Hungarians; András Rudnay and Anna Dőry. He studied in secondary school (gymnasium) in Nitra, later in Emerican in Bratislava, philosophy in Trnava, theology in Buda and, finally, in the general seminary in Bratislava.
He was ordained on October 12, 1783 in Trnava and, in April 1784, he received his doctor degree in theology. In January 1785 started his spiritual career, and he was sent as a chaplain to Častá, later he served in Hronský Beňadik, Trnava and Krušovce. In 1805 he became the canonical clergyman in Esztergom, 1806 rector of the priest seminary in Trnava and, a theology professor, 1808 a titular bishop, a general vicarius in Esztergom, and a viceroy's councilor. He was appointed as the bishop of Transylvania seated in Gyulafehérvár in 1816. In December 1819 Sándor Rudnay obtained the papal bull with his nomination to archbishop of Esztergom and primate of Hungary. Upon the emperor's personal request, he moved his seat 1820 from Trnava to Esztergom. He was further the member of the Table of the Lords, secretary of the royal chancellery, and of the Secret Council. He adhered to the imperial court in Vienna and supported the Slovak culture, especially he saw that Slovak parishes were assigned to Slovak priests. In 1828, pope Leo XII named him a Cardinal. It is from this period that his most famous statement comes: „Slavus sum, et si in catedra Petri forem, Slavus ero.“ (I am a Slovak, and I shall remain one, even if I were to sit in the Chair of Saint Peter.
Works
Inspired by the movement of Enlightenment this progressive clergyman supported the spiritual development of Slovaks and their national revival. In 1822 as archbishop of Esztergom and primas of Hungary, he began the construction of the Esztergom Basilica towards which he personally contributed with 815,696 forints. It is also the place of his final rest.
- Erköltsi Keresztény Oktatások különösen a fenyitö házakban raboskodónak remélhetö megjobbitásokra (Christian Moral Teachings especially for the Betterment of Prisoners), 1819
- Kázne príhodné, ai iné, to gest: 82 reči duchownich.. (Occasional and Other Sermons, i.e.: 82 spiritual speeches...), 1833
- various pastoral letters, speeches, preaching published individually
Honours
- Esztergom, Hungary: One of the main squares of Esztergom named after Sándor Rudnay. His plaque located at the wall of Szent Anna church.
- Váchartyán, Hungary: Suburban estate Rudnaykert ("Rudnay Garden") named after him.
- Bratislava, Slovakia: The square in front of St. Martin's Dome named after him.
- In 2002, the Slovak Postal Office issued a stamp with a face value of 17 crowns in his remembrance.
See also
References
- Mária Vyvíjalová: Alexander Rudnay, 1998 Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej, ISBN 80-7090-493-3
- Rudnay de Rudna und Divék-Ujfalá, Alexander, in Constant von Wurzbach, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, 27. Band, Wien 1874.
- Szinnyei József: Magyar írók élete és munkái ("József Szinnyei: Life and works of the Hungarian writers")
External links
- Biography in Slovak
- CV in Slovak
- Postal Stamp with Alexander Rudnay
- Web page of his native village Považany
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| Preceded byArchduke Karl of Austria-Este | Archbishop of Esztergom 1819–1831 |
Succeeded byJózsef Kopácsy |
- 1760 births
- 1831 deaths
- People from Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
- People from Esztergom
- 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Slovak cardinals
- Hungarian cardinals
- Slovak Roman Catholic priests
- Hungarian Roman Catholic priests
- Archbishops of Esztergom
- Roman Catholic Church in Hungary
- Slovak people of Hungarian descent
- Hungarian nobility