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Antal Boldizsár Regináld OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Hadikfalva, Romania, currently Dornești — March 8, 1919
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — October 10, 2007
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

Ordination level:: religious brother (not ordained priest)
Perpetual vows:: ismeretlen
Place of burial:: ismeretlen

Biographical data

He joined the order on March 23, 1939. During World War II, he served in the Hungarian army; at the end of the war, he was stranded in Germany with his division and was unable to return to Romania. The Minister General of the Franciscan Order then sent him to Florence, where he worked for the Quaracchi publishing house.
He arrived in the U.S. in the late 1960s. For 11 years, he was the monastery’s cook. He was famous for his delicious soups, goulash, and sauerkraut dishes.
He was a very devout man. Every day, he could be seen praying the rosary in the side chapel of the sanctuary or outdoors. He also often walked through the Stations of the Cross. In 1989, he received the Cross of Merit from the Order of Vitéz. He remained in Youngstown even after the custody was dissolved.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1939	1945				in military service

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1945	1968	Firenze, Italy			An employee of Quaracchi Publishing
1968	2007	Youngstown, OH, USA			printing press worker, the monastery cook, and later retired

Life timeline

Birth

March 8, 1919

Hadikfalva, Romania, currently Dornești

Service in the homeland

1939 – 1945

in military service

Service abroad

1945 – 1968

Firenze, Italy

An employee of Quaracchi Publishing

Service abroad

1968 – 2007

Youngstown, OH, USA

printing press worker, the monastery cook, and later retired

Death

October 10, 2007

Youngstown, OH, USA

Sources

Vitézi tájékoztató, 1989-08-01., pp. 5.
KMV: 1977-12-04., pp. 2.;
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-312179251-1-530420/boldizsar-antal-in-myheritage-family-trees✕
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-1255145516-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10146-80646/br-reginald-antal-in-newspaper-funeral-home-obituaries✓
A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.

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Antal Boldizsár Regináld OFM: personal record. In: Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad. Available at: https://www.diaszporalelkipasztorok.hu/persons_v2/view.php?id=12 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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