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Körösztös Imre Krizosztom OFM, Isten szolgája

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Deceased

Birth data:: Pécs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — January 10, 1909
Death data:: Újvidék, Demokratikus Föderatív Jugoszlávia, currently Novi Sad (Нови Сад), Serbia — October 28, 1944
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztránus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 11, 1925
Perpetual vows:: December 20, 1930
Priestly ordination:: Gyöngyös, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 19, 1932

Biographical data

His admirers called him “Old Friend.” He attended the Cistercian high school in Pécs. He entered the Franciscan Order on September 11, 1925, and took his final vows on December 20, 1930. He was ordained a priest in Gyöngyös on June 19, 1932.
When Serbian partisan units occupied Novi Sad on October 26, 1944, he tried to rescue his fellow monks, but they stayed with him. At the time of the arrest, one of his fellow monks managed to arrange for Father Chrysostom—who appeared much older due to illness—to be released, but he would have agreed to this only if his fellow monks went with him. The guards would not allow this, so he too was sent to the transit camp on October 26. At 10:00 p.m. on October 27, 1944, soldiers appeared; among others, they called out Father Chrysostom’s name and, under the pretext of releasing them, placed them in another barracks. On the evening of October 28, 1944, around 8–9 p.m., the selected individuals were tied together in groups of three, then forced to run and beaten to death.

His beatification is currently underway; the diocesan investigation began in 2011, and on November 18, 2013, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints received the case file.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1932	1935	Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	preacher, religious instructor, assistant pastor, music teacher for new lay members, and Scout leader
1935	1936	Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	vicar (formerly Szécsény)
1937		Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary
1940	1941	Simontornya, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary
1941	1943	Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	field chaplain on the Eastern Front
1943	1944	Újvidék, Kingdom of Hungary	Novi Sad (Нови Сад), Serbia	superior, preacher, confessor, director of the Third Order

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1938	1939	New York, NY, USA		Szent István templom	lay missionary

Life timeline

Birth

January 10, 1909

Pécs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

September 11, 1925

Perpetual vows

December 20, 1930

Priestly ordination

June 19, 1932

Gyöngyös, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1932 – 1935

Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher, religious instructor, assistant pastor, music teacher for new lay members, and Scout leader

Service in the homeland

1935 – 1936

Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

vicar (formerly Szécsény)

Service in the homeland

1937

Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1938 – 1939

New York, NY, USA

Szent István templom

lay missionary

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1941

Simontornya, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1941 – 1943

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

field chaplain on the Eastern Front

Service in the homeland

1943 – 1944

Újvidék, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Novi Sad (Нови Сад), Serbia

superior, preacher, confessor, director of the Third Order

Death

October 28, 1944

Újvidék, Demokratikus Föderatív Jugoszlávia, currently Novi Sad (Нови Сад), Serbia

Sources

https://www.magyarkurir.hu/hirek/vertanuk-es-hitvallok-koeroesztoes-krizosztom✓
https://www.franjevcisubotica.rs/hu/p-korosztos-krizosztom-es-pkristof-kovacs✕
Jó Hír, 2009.4.4:6.;
Onhausz Miklós: Körösztös Imre Krizosztom OFM 1909-1944. Pécsi Szemle, 2009/2. pp. 99.;
https://www.csgyk.hu/baranyai-neves-szemelyek-bongeszo/?nevesszemely_azonosito=13500✓
https://ktp.hu/lelkeszek/in-memoriam/tartalekos-katolikus-tabori-lelkeszek✓

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Körösztös Imre Krizosztom OFM, Isten szolgája: 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=601 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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