Jakab Szabár, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jakab Szabár

Austro-Hungarian writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1802

Place of Birth: Horvátzsidány, Vas County, Hungary

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1863

Profession: Catholic priest, religious writer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jakab Szabár Slovene: Jakob Sabar (Horvátzsidány, around 15 July 1802 or 1803 – Crenšovci, 14 December 1863) was a writer and Roman Catholic priest.
Szabár was a Hungarian Croat who wrote in the Prekmurje dialect and Hungarian. He was born in Vas, near Koszeg.
His parents were József Szabár and Ilonka Csárics.
Szabár went to school in Szombathely and Koszeg.
He was ordained in 1826 and was Ferenc Bernyák's curate in Cankova for one year, and was then relocated by the bishopric to Turnišce.
From 1833 to 1835, Szabár was a priest in Kancevci, and for 21 years in Grad. Szabár mainly wrote religious works and supported Magyarization.
His work Szveta krizsna pout (Way of the Cross) was written in the Prekmurje dialect.