Jerzy Trzanowski (1592-1637) studied in Cieszyn, Gubin, Kołobrzeg and Wittenberg. He was a teacher in Bohemia and Moravia, a school rector and pastor. Preacher in Orava, and from 1631 pastor in Liptovský Mikuláš. He translated the Augsburg Confession into Czech and published German and Latin textbooks. He published the collection of Latin hymns Odarum sacrarum, the prayer book Phiala odoramentorum and the Cancionale Cithara sanctorum containing more than 400 songs in the Moravian dialect, which had more than 150 editions. It was used until the 20th century and played an important role in spreading the idea of the Reformation in Slavic countries, which is why Trzanowski is called the “Slavic Luther”. The contemporary Polish Evangelical songbook features about 50 of his songs.
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