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Peter Bod

He was the greatest Hoghiz priest.
He studied theology at Aiud uses to be teacher at Baia Sprie during 3 years and then in Holland.
He came back in Hoghiz in 1743.
He is one of the most important historical theological and literate personalities of the Hungarian literature.
He's literary work:
- The first bible literary lexicon in Hungarian language
- The Bible history
- A commentary of Judas Letter
- A Romanian History in 1749 - that exists only in manuscript.
Peter Bod demonstrates the dacian-roman continuity in Transilvania.
It was published only one books in the last few years "The reformat synod history".
He must be arrested and convicted to death in 1769 but, just before he's arresting he died in his vineyard.