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Anna Teleki, a “most noble and most judicious woman” of Transylvania. Part I. Her youth. Her engagement with Count Domokos Teleki Jr.
Viczián István
› 223 -- 238
The life of Anna Teleki (1783–1851), wife of Count Simon Kemény is presented in 3 parts. Part I deals with his youth, Part II with his marriage to Count Simon Kemény, Part III. with her widowed years.
The father of Anna Teleki was Count Domokos Teleki Sr., the later chancellor and memorial writer of Turda, her mother was Countess Judit Bethlen of Bethlen. Her mother dies when she was one years old, and her two brothers follow their mother soon. Until the age of six, she was raised in Apanagyfalu (Nușeni) and Cluj-Napoca by her maternal grandmother, Countess Júlia Wass from Czege, wife of Count Elek Bethlen. When her father remarries, she moves to Sárpatak (Șapartoc). At the age of 15, in 1798, she became the bride of the famous mineral collector, Count Domokos Teleki Jr., but her fiancé tragically died the same year.
Református Szemle 114.2 (2021)
› Research article
› Church history
Viczián István
› 428 -- 448
This is the third, closing section on the life of Countess Anna Teleki (1783-1851). In Part I we dealt with her youth, in Part II with her marriage to Simon Kemény, and in this last section with her widowhood. After the death of her husband, Anna Teleki moved to Enyed (Aiud), where her home, the “Burg”, became not only a centre of her family life but also of cultural and political life. She was responsible for the financial support of Farkas Bolyai. Her sons and sons-in-law played a nationally important role in the Union and during the War of Independence (1948). They were forced to flee from Enyed because of the attack of the Romanian Moț groups. After the War of Independence, the family went into hiding in Tiszaroff and Érmihályfalva (Valea lui Mihai). Here she received a letter from Farkas Bolyai evaluating the recent events of those days. She died on her return to Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) in 1851. Her life and moral example deserve respect even by biblical standards.
Református Szemle 114.4 (2021)
› Research article
› Church history
Viczián István
› 304 -- 338
After presenting the youth of Anna Teleki in Part I. of our study, in this second part, we deal with her marriage to Simon Kemény. Count Anna Teleki married Br. Simon Kemény Jr in 1801, who had previously studied at the University of Göttingen with his fellow student, Farkas Bolyai. Simon Kemény later remained Bolyai’s friend and spiritual companion. The young couple lived in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureş), Apanagyfalu (Nușeni) and in Csombord (Ciumbrud) in Lower-Alba county. They had six children, five of whom reached adulthood. Anna Teleki raised her children to virtues such as kindness, honesty, diligence, modesty. Her prayers and writings on educating of children have survived the centuries. With the support of the family, most of them had reached an outstanding career: Dániel Vajda, the later winemaker expert, János Szabó, portrait painter, Miklós Barabás, painter, and Károly Szász Sr., a mathematician and a lawyer. From 1823 until his death in 1826, a period considered by contemporaries the golden age of the county, Simon Kemény served as the administrator (chief lord) of Lower-Alba county.
Református Szemle 114.3 (2021)
› Research article
› Church history
Visky Péter
› 257 -- 266
Die Wirklichkeit der göttlichen Stimme schafft im Verkünder des Wortes, der dem Wort vollständig ausgehändigt ist, unauflösbare Spannung, die nicht einmal eine sachgemäße Auslegung auf der Kanzel auflösen kann. Fünfhundert Jahre nach der Reformation konnten wir Prediger es sogar als Provokation auffassen, die wir das Ereignis von dem Handeln Gottes er warten. Das Ziel der Predigt, als Ereignis, ist jedes Mal Gott im Alltag zu erleben. Die Erwartung —das Ereignis —die Erfahrung, dieser Dreier drückt gut die Geschichte des Ereignisses der Predigt aus. In diesen drei Schritten wird ausgedrückt was Gott tut, was mit dem Menschen geschieht, und wie der handelnde Mensch auf Gottes Tun reagiert.
Református Szemle 109.3 (2016)
› Research article
› Practical theology