His parents were Antal Krupa, the archbishop’s cellar master, and Teréz Szeredi. They had five children. He attended high school at the Cistercian school in Eger and later at the Jesuit school in Pécs. He entered the order in 1921. He took his perpetual vows on September 1, 1928. He studied theology in Gyöngyös. He was ordained a priest on July 5, 1931. He was imprisoned between 1948 and 1951; afterward, he was not permitted to perform priestly duties, so he carried out lay work in various Franciscan monasteries, keeping his priesthood a secret. In 1965, he left the country and emigrated to the United States. There, due to language difficulties, he performed manual labor at every place he worked.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1931
1933
Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious educator
1934
1937
Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious educator
1937
Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious educator, Scout leader
1938
Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious educator
1939
Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious instructor, leader of the Heart Guard
1940
Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
religious educator
1941
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Margit körút
Provincial Secretary, Consultor
1942
1948
Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
pastor, counselor, playground supervisor
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1966
1967
Roebling, NJ, USA
pastor
1968
1988
Dewitt, MI, USA
pastor
1989
Burton, OH, USA
pastor
1992
2002
Youngstown, OH, USA
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish
pastor
Literary activity
Számos cikket írt a Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapjába. R.k. hittan. Az el. isk. 3-4. o. sz. 1-2. füz. Összeáll. Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal. 3. kiad. Keszthely, 1936. (7. kiad. 1940) - Uaz. Az el. isk. 3. és 4. o-nak. 1. füz. Írta Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal. 3. kiad. Uo., 1937. - R.k. katekizmus. Az el. isk. 5. o. sz. Összeáll. Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal és Rák Istvánnal. Uo., 1938. - A sarló-kalapács bilincseiben. Youngstown, Oh., 1976. - A sarló-kalapács börtöneiben. De Witt, Mich., 1978. - A sarló-kalapács áldozatai. Uo., 1979. - A sarló-kalapácsos sárkány torkában. Youngstown, 1981. - A sarló-kalapácsos börtönrácsok titkai. De Witt, 1984. - Isten a sarló-kalapácsos börtönben. Uo., 1986.
Krupa Sándor Kolumbán OFM: 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=613 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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