Prileszky, John Baptist

Prileszky, John Baptist a learned Hungarian Jesuit, was born at Priless March 16, 1709, and, after attaining to the doctorate in philosophy and theology, taught in several colleges of his order. He was for five years chancellor of the University of Tyrnau. He died after 1773. He wrote, Acta Sanctorum Hungarics (Tyrnau. 1743-44, 8vo): — Notitia Sanctorum, Patrum trium priorum Saeculorum (ibid. 1759): — Acta et Scripta S. Cypriani (ibid. 1761, fol.): — Acta et Scripta S. Theophili, Patriarchae Antiocheni et Minutii Felicis (Vienna, 1764, 8vo): — Acta et Scripta S. Irencei (Kaschau, 1765, 8vo):

— Acta e Scripta S. Gregorii Neo-Caesariensis, Douyeii Alexandrini et Methodii Lycii (ibid. 1766, 8vo) Hoefer. Nouv. Biog. Géneralé, s.v.