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Horváth István Anzelm OSB

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Birth data:: Csepreg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — December 24, 1901
Death data:: Keszthely, Hungary — May 1, 1950
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 8, 1920
Perpetual vows:: September 11, 1925
Priestly ordination:: July 29, 1928

Biographical data

He entered the Benedictine Order on August 8, 1920. He took his solemn vows on September 11, 1925. He was ordained a priest on July 29, 1928. He lived in Brazil from 1934 to 1942, when he returned home due to the outbreak of war between the two countries.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1928		Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	high school teacher
1928	1929	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	high school teacher
1929	1934	Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	high school teacher
1942	1943	Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary	Komárno, Hungary	high school teacher
1943	1948	Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	high school teacher
1948	1950	Zalaapáti, Hungary		building manager

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1934	1942	São Paulo, Brazília			the pastor of the Hungarian community

Literary activity

Szent István, São Paulo, 1938., Imakönyv – Markos Jánossal és Szelecz Arnolddal közösen, uo.

Life timeline

Birth

December 24, 1901

Csepreg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 8, 1920

Perpetual vows

September 11, 1925

Priestly ordination

July 29, 1928

Service in the homeland

1928

Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher

Service in the homeland

1928 – 1929

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher

Service in the homeland

1929 – 1934

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher

Service abroad

1934 – 1942

São Paulo, Brazília

the pastor of the Hungarian community

Service in the homeland

1942 – 1943

Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Komárno, Hungary

high school teacher

Service in the homeland

1943 – 1948

Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher

Service in the homeland

1948 – 1950

Zalaapáti, Hungary

building manager

Death

May 1, 1950

Keszthely, Hungary

Sources

MKL: Horváth;
Bencés: 182.;
Somorjai Ádám OSB: A magyar bencések 87 éve Braziliában, MEV 2024/1–2. 70–84.;
A fényképért köszönettel tartozom Somorjai Ádám OSB atyának;

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Citation for this entry

Horváth István Anzelm 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=427 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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