Religious Figure, Author. Anton Bernolak, a Roman Catholic priest, was credited in 1787 with codifying of the first Slovak language standard, yet his work was not readily accepted as a national standard language. The language was to be named after him. As a recognized linguist, who had mastered ancient and modern languages, his work became a milestone to the modern Slav language. The Slav language is a blend of Polish, Czech, and even German, Hungarian, Greek and Latin. Citizens, who spoke the Slav language, could understand the Czech language easier than the Czech understanding the Slav language. Within the Slav language, there are various dialects. In October of 1851, the present-day Slovak language standards was established by a skilled linguist Ludovit Stur. Born into a noble family, he was well-educated, studying philosophy from 1780 to 1782, Catholic Theology at University of Vienna from 1782 to 1784 and graduating in 1787 with a degree in theology from the seminary in present-day Bratislava. He was ordained as a priest on August 17, 1787. Throughout his life, he supported the Slovak culture. From 1787 to 1791, he was a curate in present-day Bernolakovo, from 1791 to 1797 a secretary in the archbishopric vicar's office in present-day Trmava. and from 1797 until his death in 1813, a priest and the director of the school in present-day Nové Zámky. Built in 1722, Saint Trinity Chapel in Nové Zámky is popularly called Anton Bernolák's Chapel. He prepared a 270-page bibliographic list of basic theological literature. In 1782 he published his first book, "King Stephen the Great, the Great Apostle of the Hungarians." After that publication, he published four textbooks on the Slav language. Posthumously in 1827, his six-volume Slovak-Czech-Latin-German- Hungarian Dictionary was published. The dictionary contained nearly 1,500 proverbs and sayings and numerous folk and military songs, which were all part of the Slovak culture. Several of his letters and sermons have been published. Under his leadership, the Slovak Learned Companionship and the Society for the Cultivation of the Slovak Language were established in 1792. He was known to be a "hard worker," to the point that his family was concern. At age 50, he died suddenly from a heart attack. In honor of his achievements, a bust of him is located on the ground of Saint Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava. In 2012 his image appeared on currency of the 10 Euro coin. Although his grave site has never been located, it is assumed that his last resting place is on the grounds of Saint Trinity Chapel in Nové Zámky.