János Barlabássy
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János Barlabássy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Csanád | |
| Installed | 1537 |
| Term ended | 1552 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Bonzagno |
| Successor | Ferenc Székely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1482 |
| Died | 1560 (aged 77–78) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | János (III) Barlabássy |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Bologna |
János Barlabássy de Csesztve (Hungarian: csesztvei Barlabássy János; 1482–1560) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 16th century. As a loyal partisan of King John Zápolya, he served as de facto the last Bishop of Csanád between 1537 and 1552, before the Ottoman Empire conquered the southern parts of the Kingdom of Hungary, including the whole territory of the diocese.
János (IV) was born into a Transylvanian noble family in Csesztve, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Cisteiu de Mureș, Romania) in 1482.[1] His father was János III, whose brother Lénárd was an influential magnate and patron of arts in Transylvania at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. His mother was the first unidentified wife of his father. János also had several siblings, Mihály III, Gergely, Katalin and Zsófia, in addition to half-siblings Ferenc I and János VI (from their father's second marriage).[2]
Some of the members of his family (for instance, his grandfather János II and uncle Lénárd) financially supported that Humanist scholar circle, which centered around Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia). His deeply religious father intended his secondborn namesake son for an ecclesiastical career. His education was determined by the influence of the Humanist-Renaissance intellectual trend. According to a contemporary record, János attended the University of Vienna in 1505.[3] Here he met and befriended with Bohemian-born historian and poet Stephanus Taurinus, who later moved to Hungary due to this relationship.[4] János continued his studies at the University of Bologna by 19 October 1508. He was already a canon of the cathedral chapter of Gyulafehérvár during that time.[3] Barlabássy was first styled as magister by a document issued in 1517.[4] Some historians claimed he also attended the University of Kraków in 1527, but it is plausible that data concerns to his namesake cousin (Lénárd's son).[3][5] Joining the local Humanist circle, Barlabássy financially supported the construction of the Lazo chapel within the St. Michael's Cathedral of Gyulafehérvár, built by his relative János Lászai. His coat-of-arms, which depicted a bison head could be found on the main ledge of the northern main facade (disappeared during later renovations).[6]
