Bécs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Wien, Austria — February 23, 1902
First (temporary) vows:
ismeretlen
Perpetual vows:
ismeretlen
Priestly ordination:
Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 30, 1904
Place of burial:
Michaels Cemetery
Astoria, NY, USA
Biographical data
In other sources, his name is given as László. He began his seminary studies as a seminarian in the Diocese of Csanád, then entered the Order of Friars Minor in Vienna on February 23, 1902. In 1903, he requested a transfer to the Hungarian province of the Order. He was ordained a priest in Budapest on October 30, 1904. In 1905, he left the Order and became editor of the newspaper *Független Magyarország* (Independent Hungary). He arrived in the United States aboard the steamship *Ultonia* on November 14, 1906. At that time, he requested to be transferred to the American province of the order. He was accused of moral misconduct both in Arad and in the United States, and as a result, he was suspended in 1912. He did not accept the suspension, but the church wardens refused to let him into the church, so a brawl broke out, resulting in all of them being arrested. He was discharged from the Hungarian Army in 1916. He married and converted to the Reformed Church. He worked as a senior journalist for the *Amerikai Magyar Népszava*. He died suddenly of a heart attack.
Fényes Lajos (OFMConv): 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=273 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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