John Sigismund Unitarian Academy
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| John Sigismund Unitarian Academy Hungarian: János Zsigmond Unitárius Kollégium | |
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 Front view of the John Sigismund Unitarian Academy | |
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| Coordinates | 46°46′18.5″N 23°35′32.3″E / 46.771806°N 23.592306°E |
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| Funding type | Public |
| Established | 1557 |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Website | www |
The John Sigismund Unitarian Academy (Hungarian: János Zsigmond Unitárius Kollégium), located in Cluj-Napoca (formerly Kolozsvár), Romania, was a theological school founded in 1557 by the Unitarian Diocese of Transylvania.[1]
Foundation
The
Habsburg Rule
When Transylvania fell under Habsburg rule the
Andrzej Wiszowaty Jr., great-great grandson of Fausto Sozzini, taught at the college 1726-1740, during the period in the 1730s when the Unitarian Church was reorganized and strengthened by Mihály Lombard de Szentábrahám.
19th century
The school was rebuilt in baroque style in 1801, home today to the Healthcare School. A second house was added in 1887, giving the school 55 rooms. From 1850 the school had an average of 400 students, 200 of whom lodged in the dormitories, and 25 professors. Prominent Hungarian-speaking Unitarian alumni of the 19th century included Sámuel Brassai, poets Mihály Szentiváni and János Kriza, historians Elek Jakab and László Kővári, chemist Áron Berde and the writer Domokos Gyallai.
Modern history
The present building next to the Unitarian Church, constructed in 1901, is the largest school building in Cluj-Napoca. Between 1950–1993 the school was renamed as the