Vásárhelyi János dési szolgálata
János Vásárhelyi’s Ministry in Dés

Summary/Abstract: In my study, I present the ministry of Bishop János Vásárhelyi in Dej, where he served as minister responsible for home missions and as inspector of schools. The years he spent in Dés were a period of inner renewal and strength for him, while at the same time he organised the congregation’s charitable service, launched youth work, reorganized the Association of the Confirmed and revitalised the church life of the congregation in Déscichegy (Viile Dejului). Following the change of sovereignty, he founded a Reformed secondary school, which at that time was the only Hungarian middle-level educational institution in Szolnok-Doboka and Beszterce-Naszód counties. As a member of the Vécsi Szövetség (League of Brâncoveneşti) and the Lelkész Egyesület (Union of Ministers), he became involved in the wider ecclesiastical life of the Reformed Church, while simultaneously taking part in the civic life of the town as a member of the Dési Nemzeti Tanács (National Council of Dej).

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