Orbász II Báncsa

Orbász (II) Báncsa
Provost of Požega
Personal details
Died	after 1286
Nationality	Hungarian
Parents	Peter Báncsa
Alma mater	University of Padua

Orbász (II) from the kindred Báncsa (Hungarian: Báncsa nembeli (II.) Orbász; died after 1286) was a Hungarian clergyman in the 13th century.

Orbász (or Vrbas) was born into the gens (clan) Báncsa, an original settler family from Bács County (today Bač, Serbia). He was one of the two sons of comes Peter (fl. 1253). His brother was Thomas, ancestor of the late 14th-century powerful Horvat (or Horváti) family through his only son Paul. His uncle was Stephen I Báncsa, Archbishop of Esztergom, who became the first Hungarian cardinal. Orbász also had several cousins, including Stephen II Báncsa, Archbishop of Kalocsa.

Under the guidance of his uncle, who was created cardinal by Pope Innocent IV in December 1251, Orbász and his other cousins had the opportunity to begin his ecclesiastical career in Rome. The cardinal hired a Hungarian tutor, a certain cleric Matthias the Pecheneg (Latin: Mathias Bissenus) to educate his nephews. Orbász was the first Hungarian, who graduated from the University of Padua in 1264 and one of the earliest Hungarian clergymen, who obtained a doctorate from Roman law. He already served as provost of Požega in March 1264, when Pope Urban IV provided him a church position of canon in the Padua Cathedral, upon the request of his uncle Cardinal Stephen Báncsa. In the next month, Orbász was granted two churches (Holy Cross and St. Mary) in the Archdiocese of Esztergom for ecclesiastical benefices, replacing Gerardus de Parma, who died in office.

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