Štefan Beniač KC*HS, born Benyács (* 27 March 1869, Žilina – † 21 February 1942, Spišská Sobota) was a Slovak priest, preacher and publicist. Until 1918, he used the pseudonym Csacai (slovak: Čadčiansky).[1]

Štefan Beniač
Born27 March 1869
Died21 February 1942
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Spišská Sobota
Other namesBenyács, Csacai
EducationBishop's seminary of St. Ladislas the King in Nitra (slovak: Biskupský kňazský seminár svätého Ladislava kráľa v Nitre)
ChurchCatholic Church
Ordained6 August 1891
TitlePapal count

Biography

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Štefan Beniač was born in Žilina to his parents Štefan (butcher in Žilina) and Juliana (born Piovarči). He studied in Nitra. After study he became a chaplain in Raková (Kysuce region) and Rosina.[2] From 1902 until 1920 he was a parish priest in Čadca.[3] Beniač was a shareholder in Textile factory in Čadca. Shareholders of this factory made him the reason for the bankruptcy of the factory after the World War I. As a result of these events, he retired in 1920 and left Čadca. He lived in Budapest (Hungary) since then and he died on February 21, 1942, in Spišská Sobota. He was buried at the cemetery in Žilina.[4] Štefan Beniač was a publisher for many ecclesiastical newspapers.

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  1. ^ Peschke, Michael (2006). International encyclopedia of pseudonyms. Part 1, Real names. 2, A - Bradds. München: K. G. Saur. p. 237. ISBN 978-3-598-24961-7.
  2. ^ Rizner, Ľudovít, Vladimír (1929). Bibliografia písomníctva slovenského na spôsob slovníka od najstarších čias do konca r. 1900. Martin. pp. 114–115.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Čadca, Parish. "Dejiny farnosti". www.cadcafarnost.szm.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  4. ^ "Týždeň kresťanskej kultúry — Žilina Gallery". zilina-gallery.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-02-22.