Jozef Ignác Bajza (Hungarian: Bajza József Ignác; 5 March 1755 – 1 December 1836) was a Slovak writer, satirist and Catholic priest in the Kingdom of Hungary.

He is best known for his novel René mláďenca príhodi a skúsenosťi (original, modern spelling René mládenca príhody a skúsenosti), which was the first novel written in Slovak.

[1] The second volume of the novel was purchased almost entirely by church authorities; few copies of it survive.

[3] He is buried in St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava.

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