Nicolaus Olahus Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Nicolaus Olahus
See:Esztergom
Appointed:20 March 1553
Ended:14 January 1568
Predecessor:George Martinuzzi
Successor:Antonio Veranzio
Other Post:Bishop of Eger
Birth Date:10 January 1493
Birth Place:Nagyszeben, Kingdom of Hungary (now Sibiu, Romania)
Death Place:Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Parents:Stephanus Olahus
Barbara Huszár
Signature:Signature olah miklos.gif
Coat Of Arms:COA archbishop HU Olah Miklos.png

Nicolaus Olahus (Latin for Nicholas, the Vlach; Hungarian: Oláh Miklós; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nicolae Valahul); 10 January 1493 – 15 January 1568) was the Archbishop of Esztergom, Primate of Hungary, and a distinguished Catholic prelate, humanist and historiographer.

Early life

Nicolaus Olahus was born in Nagyszeben (now Sibiu, Romania).[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2451-9537_cmrii_COM_26622 Szilágyi, Emoke Rita. "“Nicolaus Olahus", Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900,