Csicsó, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Číčov, Hungary — August 26, 1913
Death data:
Pannonhalma, Hungary — May 26, 1999
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Győrszentmárton, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Pannonhalma, Hungary — August 6, 1934
Pannonhalmi Bencés Főapátság
Perpetual vows:
Győrszentmárton, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Pannonhalma, Hungary — August 15, 1938
Priestly ordination:
Győrszentmárton, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Pannonhalma, Hungary — September 11, 1938
Place of burial:
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Other name used:
Hrotkó
Biographical data
His mother’s name was Julianna Szokoly. He entered the order on August 6, 1934, and took his solemn vows on August 15, 1938. He was ordained a priest on September 11, 1938. He earned a teaching degree in Latin and Hungarian, and in 1939–1940, he obtained a licentiate in theology from Charles University in Prague. Around 1951, he earned a master’s degree in education in Cleveland, OH. He served as secretary-general of the National Committee of Hungarians in Czechoslovakia and was one of the organizers and supporters of the Rákóczi Association in Budapest and Pázmány Péter Catholic University. He returned home in 1994 and lived in Pannonhalma until his death. In 1998, he received the Hungarian Heritage Award. He is buried in Pannonhalma. A statue was erected in his memory in his hometown.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1938
1939
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
college student
1939
1940
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
studies, as well as caretaker of the Chapel of Our Lady
1940
1942
Ölbő, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
celebrant and hebdomadarius at Pannonhalma
1942
1943
Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
high school teacher
1943
1945
Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary
Komárno, Slovakia
high school teacher
1994
1999
Pannonhalma, Hungary
retired
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1945
1948
Komárom, Csehszlovákia
Komárno, Slovakia
seminar instructor—who, on the side, secretly tutored high school students for their final exams and smuggled them into Hungary by boat at night so they could take the Hungarian final exams.
1949
1951
Saskatchewan, SK, Canada
missionary
1949
1951
Lestock, SK, Canada
missionary
1951
1952
Cleveland, OH, USA
St. Andrew's School
high school teacher
1953
1954
Newark, NJ, USA
St. Benedict High School
high school teacher
1955
1956
Royal Oak, MA, USA
Catholic High School
high school teacher
1957
1976
Portola Valley, CA, USA
Woodside Priory School
Co-founder and teacher; served as principal from 1960 to 1971. On sabbatical from 1971 to 1972
1977
1994
Woodside, CA, USA
Szent Anzelm perjelség
monk
Literary activity
1951-66: a Springfield-Bronx-Cleveland-i Kettős Járom Alatt és a Rákóczi Hírvivő egyik alapító társzerkesztője, a The Hungarian Quarterly társszerkesztője
Komárom, Csehszlovákia, currently Komárno, Slovakia
seminar instructor—who, on the side, secretly tutored high school students for their final exams and smuggled them into Hungary by boat at night so they could take the Hungarian final exams.
Hites Endre Kristóf OSB: 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=395 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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