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Kovács Lajos László OSB

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Birth data:: Hahót, Kingdom of Hungary, currently m — July 2, 1936
Death data:: Gyenesdiás, Hungary — February 16, 2019
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: religious brother (not ordained priest)
Entry into religious life:: August 1963
Perpetual vows:: July 11, 1966
Place of burial:: Új (Szent Mihály) temető
Keszthely, Hungary

Biographical data

He moved to Canada in 1957 and lived in Vancouver, BC, until 1963. In August 1963, he joined the Perjelség in Woodside. He was considered a skilled carpenter. On July 11, 1966, he took his solemn vows. In 1969, he became a member of the advisory board established to oversee the order’s buildings. In 1974, he left the order, married in Hungary—his wife was Klára Zsuzsanna Góth—and returned to California. He and his wife were employed by the Order. They had two children. After his retirement, they lived in Southern California from 2005 to 2009, then returned to Hungary and settled in Keszthely.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1964	1975	Woodside, CA, USA			furniture maker and gardener

Life timeline

Birth

July 2, 1936

Hahót, Kingdom of Hungary, currently m

Entry into religious life

August 1963

Service abroad

1964 – 1975

Woodside, CA, USA

furniture maker and gardener

Perpetual vows

July 11, 1966

Death

February 16, 2019

Gyenesdiás, Hungary

Sources

Békés Gellért: Külföldi rendi körlevelek, 69., 105.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai 1527-1528.;
Németh Béla Maurus OSB információi alapján
A Keszthelyi Bazilika irattára alapján

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Kovács Lajos László 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=587 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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