István Geleji Katona Explained

István Geleji Katona (1589–1649) was court-chaplain to the Calvinist Prince of Transylvania Gabriel Bethlen and an important figure of the 17th-century Transylvanian Reformed Church.^[1] He was notable for polemic anti-Catholic literature and against Szekler Sabbatarians.^[2] He sought to formalise the Calvinist liturgy and sacred music, reducing its diversity.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Mihály Balázs]
2. István Keul Early modern religious communities in East-Central Europe 2009 Page 221 "To be sure, Reformed superintendent Geleji Katona wrote in his Titkok titka (Secret of Secrets, 1645) that György I Rákóczi hat prevented the spread of Sabbatarianism (“the plague of Judaizing”) and “eradicated” the Sabbatarians to such ..."
3. Histoire de la littérature hongroise Ignace Kont, Cyrillus Horváth, Albert Kardos - 1900 "Ce goût des détails a amené Katona à réunir en un corps les différents chants d' Eglise. Déjà en qualité de chapelain de Gabriel Bethlen, il était choqué de la diversité de ces chants liturgiques, diversité qui à la longue pourrait nuire "