Chancellor Simon Péchi (1575–1642) was a Hungarian Székely official, and wealthy supporter of Matthias Vehe and nobleman András Eőssi's Szekler Sabbatarians movement in Transylvania.[1][2] The influence of Péchi's Sabbatarian prayer book contributed to the conversion of around twenty thousand Székelys to Sabbatarianism in the late sixteenth century.[3] Samuel Kohn, Chief Rabbi of Budapest, and the first scholar to take an interest in the Sabbatarians among the Transylvanian unitarians, published a biography of Péchi as part of his studies in 1899.[4]
Simon Péchi | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of Transylvania | |
| In office 1613–1621 | |
| Monarch | Gabriel Bethlen |
| Preceded by | Vacant last office-holder: János Imreffy |
| Succeeded by | Vacant next office-holder: István Kovacsóczy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1570 Peçuy, Sanjak of Peçuy, Ottoman Hungary (today: Pécs, Hungary) |
| Died | December 1643 (aged 72-73) Szenterzsébet, Principality of Transylvania (today: Eliseni, Romania) |
| Spouse(s) | 1, Judit Kornis 2, Katalin Barlabássy |
Works edit
- Atyák mondásai — Pirqé ávot[5]
References edit
- ^ Agnieszka Barszczewska Lehel Peti Integrating minorities: traditional communities and modernization Page 127 "The diverse work and translation activity of Simon Péchi promoted the spread of Rabbinic Jewish traditions to a great extent. ... Later, the movement earned significant social and political support from Simon Péchi, the wealthy, ..."
- ^ Kornélia Koltai Péchi Simon kiadatlan rabbinikus írásai 1999 "Péchi Simon életéről Péchi Simon születésének és gyermekkorának körülményeiről nincs kellő adat a birtokunkban; különféle találgatások keletkeztek róla az idők folyamán. A legelfogadottabb feltételezés azonban mára az, hogy Péchi ..."
- ^ Kevin Alan Brook The Jews of Khazaria - 2009 - Page 261 "After Simon Péchi (1575–1642) created a Sabbatarian prayer book, it became a very attractive belief system in the region, and about twenty thousand Székelys converted to Sabbatarianism in the late sixteenth century."
- ^ István Keul Early modern religious communities in East-Central Europe 2009 Page 132 Samuel Kohn "Különös tekintettel Péchi Simon főkancellár életére és munkájára [The Sabbatarians: Their History, Teachings, and Literature—With Particular Attention to the Life and Work of the Chancellor Simon Péchi] (Budapest, 1889)
- ^ Louise Olga Vasvári, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek Imre Kertész and Holocaust literature 2005 Page 331 "Her translations from the Hebrew into Hungarian include Atyák mondásai—Pirqé ávot, a collection of previously unpublished rabbinical writings in the early seventeenth century by Simon Péchi and she has published articles on the works of ...