Gáspár Károlyi

Gáspár Károlyi, or in Protestant usage, Károli ( in Nagykároly – 31 December 1591 in Gönc) was a Hungarian Calvinist pastor. He was a major figure in the Reformed Church in Hungary. He edited the Vizsoly Bible.

Origin He was born in Nagykároly (present-day Carei) as Gáspár Radicsics (Radičić). Károlyi was of Serbian descent and his family likely moved north from the Délvidék fleeing the dangers of the Ottoman conquest of Serbia and converted to Protestantism. He took the surname Károlyi in reference to his hometown.

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