Sajószentpéter, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — May 4, 1922
Death data:
Buffalo, NY, USA — June 26, 1981
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Róma, Italy — October 3, 1948
Perpetual vows:
Róma, Italy — October 10, 1952
Priestly ordination:
May 4, 1954
Place of burial:
Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery
Derby, NY, USA
Biographical data
Her religious name: Mater Dei. She left the country in 1945. From 1946, she worked as a construction worker in Germany, and later as an assistant sister at Maria Eck. He completed his theological studies in Munich and Rome. He entered the order in Rome on October 3, 1948. He took his perpetual vows there on October 10, 1952. He was ordained a priest on May 4, 1954. He taught descriptive geometry and mathematics.
In 1963, he helped establish and lead the Hungarian Scout Center in Fillmore. The scouts called him Ubul bá.
His grave is located at Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery in Derby, NY.
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1954
1962
Derby, NY, USA
teacher
1962
1981
Buffalo, NY, USA
teacher
Literary activity
Szétszórt árvalányhaj – A külföldi magyar cserkészet 50 éve – Garfield, NJ, 1955;
Sastoll cserkészlap szerkesztője,
1954-59: a Diákélet Derbyben főmunkatársa
Kővári Lajos Sch.P.: 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=603 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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