(Causes and Consequences of the Conflict Between Priest Karol Anton Medvecký and the Church Authorities of the Banská Bystica’s Diocesis at the Beginning of the 20th Century)

Abstract: The text analyses the priestly activities of Karol Anton Medvecký in the first years of his pastoral ministry, from 1899 to 1902. During this period, he came into several conflicts with church authorities in Banská Bystrica’s diocese. The main cause of this conflicts were his activities in the Slovak national movement. At first he was in conflict with his pastor Štefan Pitrof, and subsequently he entered into an open dispute with the diocesan vicar Ján Havran. The first real visible punishment was Medvecký’s sudden transfer from Krupina to Jastrabie which happened after he bought a phonograph, a device for recording Slovak songs and melodies. The young priest was a pioneer in collecting folk songs, which he recorded and presented at ethnographic events. His activity was described as political and gained him many enemies in the Hungarian environment. For these reasons, his conflict with vicar Havran became a supra-regional affair, to which the Slovak, Hungarian and Czech journalistic discourse responded.

Authors: Golian, Ján

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2022.15.2.127-138

Publication order reference: Mgr. Ján Golian, PhD.; Catholic University in Ružomberok, Faculty of Arts, Department of History, Hrabovská cesta 1B, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9756-9997, WOS Researcher ID: AAX-3683-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 57192698030

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2022, vol.: 15, issue: 2, pages: 127-138 (PDF file)

Keywords: KAROL ANTON MEDVECKÝ, CATHOLIC PRIEST, CHURCH PERSECUTION, THE 1900S, BANSKÁ BYSTRICA DIOCESE, PAN-SLAVISM

Language: SLOVAK

Recommended Citation:
Golian, Ján. 2022. Príčiny a dôsledky konfliktu kaplána Karola Antona Medveckého s cirkevnými autoritami Banskobystrickej diecézy na začiatku 20. storočia. [Causes and Consequences of the Conflict Between Priest Karol Anton Medvecký and the Church Authorities of the Banská Bystica’s Diocesis at the Beginning of the 20th Century]. In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 15/2, 127-138.