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Tomb of the national guard József Nagy Rátz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

He was born in Nagymegyer in 1808. From 1836 he gradually held various positions in the city. At first he was a member of the noble council, then later a lieutenant of the nobility. During the revolutionary period of 1848/49 he became the city clerk, the commander of the 180-member national guard formed on May 6, 1848. He was the city judge between 1869-1875. He died on December 3, 1878, in his 70th year of life. His grave is in the Nagymegyer Reformed Cemetery, which was renovated by the Nagymegyer City Government in 2012. Since March 15, 2012, the Nagymegyer Organization of the Csemadok has been holding the wreath-laying ceremonies commemorating March 15, 1848, at this location.

Inscription/symbol:

Here lies / nobleman / József Nagy Rátz. For several years / he was a lieutenant of the nobility, / later the judge of the city. / He died on December 3, 1878, in the / 70th year of his life. / Who created joy and peace / for my soul, / You rest here in the quiet grave / my sad soul still lives orphaned. / Only one hope consoles / the days of my cold life, / that in a happier homeland / I will see you again, my dear husband. It was erected / as a sign of her loyalty / by his grieving widow / noblewoman Johanna Nagy

Inventory number:

38

Collection:

Repository , 

Type:

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves , 

Municipality:

Nagymegyer ,    (Nagymegyer, Református temető)