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Keller András Tarzicius OCD, Dr.

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Birth data:: Kunsziget, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 14, 1908
Death data:: Mitchell, SD, USA — July 17, 1957
According to another source: Murdo, SD, USA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: karmelita (Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: July 15, 1925
First (temporary) vows:: July 16, 1926
Perpetual vows:: Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — 1929
Priestly ordination:: Róma, Italy — July 15, 1934
Place of burial:: Murdo Cemetery
Murdo, SD, USA

Biographical data

Religious title: Most Holy Sacrament. His mother’s name was Etel Blaskovits. He entered the order on July 15, 1925. He took his simple vows on July 16, 1926, and then took his perpetual vows in Győr in 1929. He completed his studies at the missionary seminary in Rome, where he was ordained a priest on July 15, 1934.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1934	1936	Travancore, India	missionary
1936	1946	Róma, Italy	Vice Rector of the Missionary Seminary
1946	1955	Belgium	missionary
1946	1955	Hollandia	missionary
1946	1955	India	missionary
1955	1957	Murdo, SD, USA	missionary

Life timeline

Birth

October 14, 1908

Kunsziget, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

July 15, 1925

First (temporary) vows

July 16, 1926

Perpetual vows

1929

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

July 15, 1934

Róma, Italy

Service abroad

1934 – 1936

Travancore, India

missionary

Service abroad

1936 – 1946

Róma, Italy

Vice Rector of the Missionary Seminary

Service abroad

1946 – 1955

Belgium

missionary

Service abroad

1946 – 1955

Hollandia

missionary

Service abroad

1946 – 1955

India

missionary

Service abroad

1955 – 1957

Murdo, SD, USA

missionary

Death

July 17, 1957

Mitchell, SD, USA

Sources

Németh László Imre: Magyar egyházi személyek Rómában 1943-ban, Magyar Sion XVII (2023) 2/201–235.;
KMVÉ: 1952-1958.;
MKL: Keller;
Török: 414.;
Fischer Gergely János: A Sarutlan karmelita rend magyarországi rendtartománya
helyzete 1950-1965 között, diplomamunka, PPKE BTK, é.n., 36.;
Magyar Kármelita Delegáció archívuma

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Keller András Tarzicius OCD, 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=517 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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