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Albert Görgey's grave and the Görgey family memorial stone

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Albert Görgey, from Toporczi and Grórgői (May 30, 1882 – December 19, 1943): landowner. - Parents: János Görgey, Zsófia Ujházy. Around 1909 he farmed on his estate in Toporczi. - Mainly historical articles: Szepesi Lpk (1913/4). ; - M: 1. From the history of the Görgey family of Toporczi and Grórgői and the Sváby family of Svábóczi and Tótfalvi. Igló, 1909. ; - 2. Arthur Görgey. 1818-1916. Ibid., 1917. Szepesi Lpk. 1909:19. sz. Arck. - Kempelen IV. Bp., 1912. - Petrik 1901/10. Ibid.. 1917. -_ MTIB X11. D (Goıııboez E.). 1.70.. 1936. - Kozocsa I. Ibid., 1939. ; ; On the granite memorial stone erected in the Görgey family cemetery, an excerpt from a poem by Albert Görgey can be read: “Wanderer! If you stand at the foot of these graves / And your soul soars over the ruins of the past, / Remember an 800-year-old past, / Which stormed over this family./ Remember in this quiet cemetery / The heroes who fought for freedom, / Remember this beautiful homeland, this land / The proud ancestors who worshipped and feared! / The plow and the scythe were not alien to them, / But if necessary, they became weapons! / They sacrificed wealth and life with a light heart, / They never flatteredly asked for mercy.”

Inscription/symbol:

Albert Görgey / * 1882 V. 30 † 1943. XII.19. / Dr. Viktorné Adda / Klára Görgey / 1917 – 1988 / Br. Istvánné Szabó / Dr. Éva Görgey / 1920 – 2003 // Wanderer! If you stand at the foot of these graves / And your soul soars over the ruins of the past, / Remember an 800-year-old past, / Which stormed over this family. / Remember in this quiet cemetery / The heroes who fought for freedom, / Remember this beautiful homeland, this land / The proud ancestors who worshipped and feared! / The plow and scythe were not alien to them, / But if necessary, they became weapons! / They sacrificed wealth and life with a light heart, / They never flatteredly asked for mercy. // DEO / HUMILIS (Humility to God) // AMICO / FIDELIS! (Loyalty to a friend!) // INIMICO / TRUX! (Defiance to the enemy!)

Inventory number:

3510

Collection:

Repository

Municipality:

Toporc   (temető)