Štefan Pilárik was an Evangelic priest, remarkable poet and prose-writer of the Baroque period. He lived in turbulent times of confessional disputes, Ottoman attacks and anti-Habsburg moods. Contemporary social events and the dramatic fate of authors were also reflected in his works. Štefan Pilárik was born in Očová in 1615 to the family of an Evangelic priest. He was ordained priest in Zvolen in 1639. He zealously served in Dolná Strehová, Spišská Teplica, Liptovský Ondrej, Trenčín, Beckov, and from 1663 Senica. In 1673, he exiled via Wroclaw to Germany and served as a preacher in Neusalz until his death in 1693...