Stephen Kis of Szeged - A Baranyan Reformer with a European Influence

The introductory part of this article offers a concise overview of the Reformation in Baranya and Slavonia in the sixteenth century while also depicting the role of the reformer Stephen Kis of Szeged in the development and institutionalization of the Baranyan diocese of the Hungarian Reformed Church which included the contemporary Croatian regions of Baranya and Slavonia. The article analyzes the life and work of Stephen Kis of Szeged as a bishop, theologian, teacher and writer, along with his theological influence in Hungary and Europe for decades after his death, on the basis of original materials, Szeged’s published theological writings and other relevant literature.