Péter Pázmány
His Eminence Péter Pázmány | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Archbishop of Esztergom Prince Primate of Hungary | |
| See | Esztergom |
| Appointed | 28 November 1616 |
| Term ended | 19 March 1637 |
| Predecessor | Ferenc Forgách |
| Successor | Imre Lósy |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of the Church of Saint Jerome of the Croats (1632–1637), Provost of Turóc (1616) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1596 |
| Consecration | 12 March 1617 by Cardinal Melchior Klesl |
| Created cardinal | 19 November 1629 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1570 |
| Died | 19 March 1637 (aged 66) Pozsony, Royal Hungary |
| Buried | St Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava |
| Parents | Miklós Pázmány Margit Massai |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna & Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Signature | |
| Coat of arms | |
Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. (Hungarian: panaszi Pázmány Péter, pronounced [ˈpɒnɒsi ˈpaːzmaːɲ ˈpeːtɛr]; Latin: Petrus Pazmanus; German: Peter Pazman; Slovak: Peter Pázmaň; 4 October 1570 – 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardinal, pulpit orator and statesman. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation in Royal Hungary.
Pázmány's most important legacy was his creation of the Hungarian literary language. As an orator he was dubbed "the Hungarian Cicero in the purple". In 1867, a street in Vienna, the Pazmanitengasse, was named after him.