István Pauli or István Pável ( July 13, 1760 – January 29, 1829) was a Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest. Pauli was the teacher of Pertoča György Kousz, who was the author of a hymnal in Pertoča.
Early life He was born in Beltinci. His parents were Márk Pável and Katalin Gyrék. In Bratislava, he studied theology, and in 1789, he was ordained.
Professional career From 1790 to 1797, he was the priest of Pertoča.
Death On October 1, 1822, he retired to Szombathely and died there sometime later.
See also List of Slovene writers and poets in Hungary
Sources Vis. Can. Perestó, 1808. máj. 8. Vilko Novak: Martjanska pesmarica, ZALOŽBA ZRC. Ljubljana 1997.