Johannes Caioni (1629 - 1687)

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Johannes Caioni (Ion Cãian or Cãianu in Romanian or Kájoni János in Hungarian ; 8 March 1629 ? April 25, 1687 ) was a Transylvanian Franciscan monk and Roman Catholic priest, musician, folklorist, humanist, constructor and repairer of organs of Romanian origin (according to his own testimony, "Natus valachus sum" - "I was born a Vlach").

Caioni was born in Cãianu Mic, at the time part of the Szolnok-Doboka comitatus (now in Bistriþa-Nãsãud County, Romania. He was raised in Kolozsvár ... (Read all)
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