Reformed Grammar School of Szatmárnémeti
Liceul Teologic Reformat
Reformed Grammar School of Szatmárnémeti
Liceul Teologic Reformat
Address:
Piața Jean Calvin 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Szatmár
GPS coordinates:
47.79565, 22.874567
History
It was built for the historic Reformed Grammar School for Boys, the most important Hungarian school in the town. Its main attraction is the Teacher's Room, with ornate murals depicting the Reformed synod in Szatmár in 1546, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Karolyi Gáspár and other reformers.
The Reformed secondary school was founded in the first half of the 16th century, the exact date of its foundation is unknown. It was Milotai Nyilas István, who moved to Szatmár in 1607, who, as the town's pastor, later dean and finally bishop of the diocese of Tiszántúl (the region beyond the Tisza river), organised the school's operation as a secondary school. In 1608, the land was purchased for the school, on which the Reformed Grammar School operated until the nationalisation of 1948, in a building that was continuously extended over time. In 1749 (due to the earlier merger of the towns of Szatmár and Németi), the school was merged with the Reformed grammar school of Németi. In 1754, as part of the Counter-Reformation, the school was downgraded to a two-class (sub)grammar school. At the beginning of the 19th century it became a six-class school again. Between 1813 and 1822, the first stone building was built on the old site (for the time being only one storey). This can be considered the predecessor of the building that still stands today (another storey was added later). Between 1849 and 1859, as part of the retaliation for the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence, it could only function as an elementary school and private school. In 1890, the institution became a main grammar school. In 1892, the second floor was added, designed by Szikszay Lajos (the building took its present form).
In 1903, the Szatmárnémeti Reformed Teachers' Training School was opened within the grammar school (as a supplement to the upper girls' school). In 1916, the Reformed Commercial High School was established within the Girls' High School. The Romanian invaders downgraded it to a private school in 1924 and to an elementary school in 1928. As a result of the sacrificial work of Ligeti Imre, the headmaster, defying also the Romanian authorities, the school managed to become the largest school in the country (Romania) by the early 1930s, even as a private school. Even after that, they were subjected to constant obstacles, for example, in 1936 all students failed their school-leaving exams because of their insufficient knowledge of Romanian. The school was nationalised in 1948. The only Hungarian secondary school was established in the main building of the Szatmárnémeti Reformed Grammar School (the building of the boy's school), which was the only one to replace all the Hungarian institutions in the town that had been closed down. This institution is now known as Kölcsey Ferenc Grammar School. Kölcsey Ferenc is the famous poet who wrote the Hungarian national anthem. In addition, on 2 July 1991, the Szatmárnémeti Reformed Grammar School was re-established on its old premises.
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