Nyíregyháza és az Eperjesi Kollégium kapcsolata 1753 és 1848 között

Abstract

Many of the pastors and teachers of the Lutheran Slovak congregation, who comprised more than 2/3 of the population of the rebuilt Nyíregyháza, studied in Eperjes, from where they brought with themselves not only knowledge, but life philosophy and perspective, as well. Some of the local children also became Eperjes students. Mostly urban intellectuals and craftsmen carrying different functions enrolled their sons into the College, which also was a Lutheran-Reformed intellectual-social centre. They gained the lower and higher level knowledge, and made acquaintances with the children of the noble families of the region, which meant fruitful opportunities for the city for later times, as those children later became influential potentates in administration, politics, and social life. The inhabitants of Nyíregyháza considered the College of Eperjes their own, which they thought of as a professional guide, a helper of their education, therefore they supported it with money, as well as farm produce.