Curriculum vitae of D. Mikuláš (Nicolas) Russnák Theologian and liturgist Cover Image

Curriculum vitae teologa prof. Mikuláša Russnáka
Curriculum vitae of D. Mikuláš (Nicolas) Russnák Theologian and liturgist

Author(s): Vojtech Bohač
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: theology; Mikuláš Russnák;Slovakia;

Summary/Abstract: Artykuł prezentuje życie i dzieło profesora Mikuláša Russnáka, pochodzącego z katolickiej rodziny. Urodził się 30 kwietnia 1878 roku w Sopkovcach, gdzie został ochrzczony 7 maja tego samego roku. Zmarł 18 marca 1943 roku. University professor D. Mikuláš Russnák came from a clerical family. His father, Pavol Russnák was a Catholic priest o f the Byzantine rite. His mother Many, originally itemed Brinszky, came from Varhaftovce, and was a daughter of a priest. Mikuláš Russnák was bom on 30 April 1878 in Sopkovce. He received the sacrament o f baptism and confirmation in Sopkovce on 7 May 1878. He had three siblings. His younger brother Pavol was a priest and doctor o f sacred theology. He was a vice-dean at the seminaiy in Prešov, and a canon and a parish priest in Zavadka. He died on 18 March 1943. Of his two sisters, Gizela was older and Etelka was younger than Mikuláš. Gizela married Viktor Leukanič, a Catholic priest o f the Byzantine rite in Klečenov. Etelka married Julius Szinyei-Merse, a lawyer. The children were brought up in file Catholic faith, as would be obvious for the family o f the Catholic priest. The family atmosphere o f devotion and catholicity remained an everlasting value for Mikuláš. His mother Jolana died on 7 June 1898 and his father Pavol died on 27 June 1921.

  • Issue Year: 13/2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-19
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English