His mother’s name was Teréz Gombik. He attended high school in Budapest and entered the Servite Order in 1927. He completed his novitiate at Monte Berico, Italy. He took his final vows on October 31, 1931. He was ordained a priest on July 8, 1934. He completed his studies in Rome, earning a doctorate in philosophy and a bachelor’s degree in theology. He was a member of the Hungarian section of the International Marian Congress. He served as postulator for the beatification of István Kaszap in 1948. From 1971 onward, he was a member of the Austrian Province of the Order.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1935
1938
Eger, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
novice master and superior of the seminarians
1938
1939
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Máriaremete
novice master, socius
1941
1946
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
the leader of the Hungarian Servites
1946
1947
Budapest, Hungary
provincial superior
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1939
1941
Róma, Italy
professor of ethics
1947
1951
Róma, Italy
advisor to the order, as well as financial director and professor of theology
1951
1956
Bernburg, Írország
philosophy instructor
1956
London, United Kingdom
1956
Düsseldorf, NSZK
Germany
1957
1963
Firenze, Italy
philosophy teacher
1963
1971
Montréal, QC, Canada
first at the Hungarian parish, then at the Italian parish, as superior of the Canadian monasteries
Héder László Mária Sándor OSM, dr.: 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=389 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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