The Vörösmarty Mihály Memorial House in Kápolnásnyék became a historical memorial site at the suggestion of the National Memorial and Pardon Committee, based on the decision of the Hungarian government, reads the statement of the National Heritage Institute (NÖRI) sent to MTI on Tuesday.
As they write, the monument building is a significant cultural site, the largest Vörösmarty memorial in the country, and is of outstanding importance in the formation of national identity and the strengthening of Hungarian consciousness.
In the announcement, Gábor Móczár, the director general of the National Heritage Institute, is quoted as saying about the decision: he considers it extremely important that the famous sites of our history receive as much attention as possible and become part of the public consciousness not only as sites, but also as important building blocks of our Hungarianness and national identity.
"The Institute of National Heritage pays special attention to the promotion and familiarization of national and historical monuments, therefore it provides various forums for the sharing of knowledge and the transfer of the experiences of the maintainers.
Mihály Vörösmarty is such an inescapable figure in our literary history that rightly makes his birthplace a place of special historical importance"
- said Gábor Móczár.
According to information
visitors to the Vörösmarty Memorial House can learn about the life and work of Mihály Vörösmarty, a defining figure of the Reformation, through family and group programs, guided tours or museum pedagogic sessions.
According to the current decision, there are 62 historical memorial sites in Hungary, including the birthplace of Sándor Petőfi and Lajos Kossuth, the summary reads.
The Mihály Vörösmarty Memorial House in Kápolnásnyék, Fejér county, at 31 Vörösmarty utca, was once the farm officer's house of the count branch of the Nádasdy family. Mihály Vörösmarty (1800-1855) was a poet, writer, translator, lawyer, politician, a regular member of the Society of Hungarian Scientists (the early name of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), and a founding member of the Kisfaludy Society, which has been active for more than a century, dealing with the promotion of literary life .
Vörösmarty, who completed a course in philosophy and law, while working as a tutor for the Perczel family, gained national fame in 1825 with the epic The Run of Zalán. After that, he worked as a poet, writer, and editor, and around this time - in 1836 - Szózat was also born from his pen. He was not left out of the revolution and freedom struggle of 1848-1849 either, he was a supporter of Kossuth, he even took on the position of representative.
Mihály Vörösmarty was forced to go into hiding after the liberation war was defeated, and was pardoned in 1850. As a result of the vomiting, his health deteriorated, he died at the age of 55, and his grave is located in the cemetery on Fiumei Street.
MTI
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