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Ferenc Drnovszky

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* 1785 - †  unknown / priest, writer on folk life ; ; ordained as a priest in 1808. According to Ágost Balogh, he was “an ardent priest and patriot, who taught the language of our country to many young people from the countryside with tireless zeal”. He served in Pográny between ... Read More

Paulisz Boldizsár, the school founder and chapel builder

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“Heroes are not only born on battlefields, and not only the hero whose name we encounter on the pages of history books. According to the generally accepted definition, a hero is the central character of a story (myth, fairy tale, legend, folktale), or a famous personality of a co... Read More

Julia Balaban

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* 1925, Pográny – † 2018, Pográny / teacher, cultural organizer, theater group leader, folk singer ; ; Júlia Balabán was born in Pográny, neighboring Alsóbodok, in 1925. Her ancestors were not from Pográny, but her father, István Balabán, got a job in the mill there. Júlia Balabá... Read More

Gyepes Laszlo Mrs. Gyepes Erzsébet

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* August 22, 1949, Alsóbodok – † June 22, 2016, Alsóbodok / folk singer, cultural organizer ; ; Kindergarten teacher Erzsébet Gyepes was born in Alsóbodok on August 22, 1949. She started her schooling locally, then continued at the Hungarian Gymnasium in Nitra. She obtained her c... Read More

Ferenc Holec Ilona Gyepes

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October 21, 1944, Alsóbodok - / folk singer, master of folk art ; ; Ilona Holec Ferencné Gyepes was born on October 21, 1944 in Alsóbodok (some sources also include the ancient name Holecz). She often performed in various shows at the local and later Pográny elementary school, wh... Read More