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István Roboz
István Roboz (1826–1916) was a royal councilor and editor, county committee member, chief prosecutor, journalist, poet, and newspaper editor in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was the author of a prayer widely misattributed to Lajos Kossuth after the battle of Kápolna in 1849. https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roboz_Istv%C3%A1nKossuth imája | Prayer for the Fallen Heroes of the Battle of Kápolna, by István Roboz (1849)
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This is a prayer for those fallen in the battle of Kápolna, a decisive battle during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, written by István Roboz (1826-1916). Translated into numerous languages, the prayer was widely misattributed to enlightened president of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth. Circulated in translation and attributed to Kossuth, the prayer helped to cement his popularity among Jews worldwide praying for liberty from despotic regimes inclined for various reasons towards Jew hatred. . . .
