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The grave of pastor György Besnyei (Nagymegyeri) in Madar

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(Nagymegyeri) Besnyei György (1675/6 – 1749); Descendant of a noble family. He was the last deacon of the Komjatice diocese. In addition to his pastoral work, he was also engaged in scientific work. His life's work has survived in manuscript (kept in the library of the Reformed C... Read More

Grave of the 9th pastor of Ramotsai Márkos Péter / Ramocsai Markos Péter Madar

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Ramotsai Márkos Péter / Ramocsai Markos Péter (1726 – 1792) ; 9th pastor of Madar (1762 – 1792) for 30 years. He came from a noble family. After moving to Madar, he began to write the chronicle and minutes of the congregation, as well as the registers. He prepared the accurate an... Read More

Gergely Édes memorial site in the elementary school

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

On June 18, 2005, the Hungarian-language elementary school took on the name Édes Gergely MTNYA, Read More

Grave of the 14th pastor of Bese Elek Madar

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Bese Elek (1831 – 1872), 14th pastor of Madar; Bese Elek (1855 – 1872) was pastor of Madar for 17 years. The Madar congregation submitted a petition to the church district, in which they would like to have Mr. Bese Elek, pastor of Madar, removed. “They ask to be replaced by someo... Read More

(Szentkúthy) The grave of the 15th pastor of Kiss Béla Madar

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Béla Szentkúthy Kiss (1847–1902), the 15th pastor of Madar (from January 21, 1874 to May 14, 1902) for 28 years. He donated his portrait, made in pencil, to the parish before his death. His sermons, minutes, and the keeping of the church chronicle reveal a trained theologian. As ... Read More

The grave of the 16th pastor of Madar, Gyula Udvardy

Cemeteries, tombstones, grave sites

Gyula Udvardy (1870 – 1922) ; Gyula Udvardy, 16th pastor of Madar (1903 – 1922) for 19 years. The parish presbytery chose Gyula Udvardy to fill the vacant pastorate. He had a huge task. The Madar church had not yet been able to fully eliminate the consequences of the devastating ... Read More

The grave of the 17th pastor of Mokos Kálmán Madar

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Kálmán Mokos (1892 – 1959) 17th pastor of Madar; Kálmán Mokos 17th pastor of Madar (1922 – 1959) for 37 years. (Born in 1892, in Kisújfalu, into a family of teachers.) After World War II, Madar definitively became Modrany, as it became part of socialist Czechoslovakia. During the... Read More

Catholic chapel in Madar

Building, structure

Turning off the main road, we find the Catholic chapel on the left, which was consecrated in 1938 to the glory of the “Holy Trinity”. The building housed the kindergarten for many years, until 1973. This street was only formed in the seventies, and then construction was permitted... Read More

Reformed Church, Madar

Building, structure

In the autumn of 1562, the famous reformer, Gál Huszár, began spreading Calvinist ideas in Komárom and its surroundings. The village has had a pastor elected by the Reformed congregation since 1620. The church, which is still in use today, was built between 1687 and 1691 using pa... Read More