a Slovene bishop, author, poet, and advocate of Slovene culture. He strove for religious education and education in Slovene, writing numerous books on the matter. Slomšek was considered an excellent preacher and a tireless and modest priest. He also wrote songs, some of which have achieved widespread popularity and are still sung today. Together with Andrej Einspieler and Anton Janeži?, Slomšek was the co-founder of the Hermagoras Society, the oldest Slovene publishing house.
