Mátyás Godina

Mátyás Godina (Slovene: Matjaž Godina, Prekmurje Slovene: Mátjaš Godina (c. 1768 – January 1, 1835) was a Slovene Lutheran pastor, writer, and teacher in Hungary.

Born in Lemerje, Godina's family was of minor nobility. He went to school in Surd in Somogy County, where he lived and worked with two Slovene writers: István Küzmics and Mihály Bakos. Godina graduated from the Lutheran Lyceum of Sopron and returned to his home region Tótság (Prekmurje) as a consecrated priest.

Between 1793 and 1799, Godina worked as a teacher, and after the death of the priest István Szmodis Godina became the pastor in 1821. From 1821 until his death, Godina was a priest and a teacher in Gornji Petrovci.

Godina wrote church hymns, sermons, and school curricula in the Prekmurje dialect.

See also

• List of Slovene writers and poets in Hungary

Sources

• Evangeličanska cerkvena občina Bodonci
• Vili Kerčmar: Evangeličanska cerkev na Slovenskem, Murska Sobota 1995.

Municipality of Gornji Petrovci
Settlements	Administrative centre: Gornji Petrovci Adrijanci Boreča Košarovci Križevci Kukeč Lucova Martinje Neradnovci Panovci Peskovci Stanjevci Šulinci Ženavlje
Landmarks	Gornji Petrovci Evangelical Church Holy Trinity Parish Church St. Anne's Church
Notable people	János Berke Max Cosyns József Ficzkó Mátyás Godina Milan Kučan Pál Luthár Sándor Mikola

Municipality of Puconci
Settlements	Administrative centre: Puconci Current Beznovci Bodonci Bokrači Brezovci Dankovci Dolina Gorica Kuštanovci Lemerje Mačkovci Moščanci Otovci Pečarovci Poznanovci Predanovci Prosečka Vas Puževci Šalamenci Strukovci Vadarci Vaneča Zenkovci Former Novi Beznovci Stari Beznovci
Landmarks	Bodonci Lutheran Church Puconci Lutheran Church St. Sebastian's Church
Notable people	Mihály Bertalanits Ferenc Berke Rudolf Czipott Iván Fliszár János Fliszár Mátyás Godina Jožef Kerec József Klekl (politician) Mihály Kolossa István Küzmics Gergely Luthár István Lülik Iván Persa József Szakovics István Szmodis Sándor Terplán Mihály Szever Vanecsai