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„Nagy gyötrelem, ha valaki Istennel akar beszélni, de nem tud, ha Isten előtt némaságra ítéltetett, ha érzi, hogy minden kiáltása saját énjében visszhangzik csupán, hogy szíve és szája fonák nyelvét nem akarja meghallani az Isten. Ilyen szükségünkben embereket keresünk, akik segítségünkre siethetnek – olyanokat, akik tudnak valamit az imádságról.” (Bonhoeffer)

The Autobiography of Gyula Mihaly Szigethy. The „peregrinatio academica” is a well documented topic of the transylvanian cultural history from the 17–18th century. Szigethi Gyula Mihály (1758–1837) was one of the thousands of young people, who choosed to travel thousands of miles in order to continue their studies in western-European universities. After finishing the college of Marosvásárhely (Tg. Mures) –one of the best transylvanian calvinist schools of his time –, thanks to the financial support of count Joseph Teleki, he attended the universities of Marburg, Göttingen, Stuttgart and Viena in the period between 1786–1790. Returning home he choosed not to become a priest as it would be a custom in those times, earninig his living for a few years as a privateprofessor in the courts of local nobils. In 1797 ha was ellected professor of the college from Udvarhely (Odorheiul Secuiesc), where he made a carrier, retiring in 1823.