He came from an ancient family of priests. He completed his secondary education in Munkács, Uzhhorod, and Szilágysomlyó, then continued his theological studies at the Greek Catholic seminary in Uzhhorod. He entered the Order of Saint Basil in Máriapócs on February 11, 1911. He took his simple vows on June 2, 1912, and his perpetual vows on June 3, 1915. Identifying with the reform movement within the Order, he became acquainted with the renewed Basilian way of life in Krechov, Poland, which had a decisive influence on his later work. He was ordained a priest relatively late, on January 14, 1924, in Uzhhorod. Prior to this, he had already held significant educational positions: between 1916 and 1920, he served as prefect at the Uzhhorod boarding school. He then moved to Máriapócs, where he served as an assistant pastor and catechist while leading popular missions and retreats. A particularly important phase of his life was his missionary work between 1932 and 1938, when he served in Transcarpathia and the United States. According to his obituary, as an outstanding orator and confessor, he tirelessly traveled among Hungarian Greek Catholic communities. His apostolic zeal, simplicity, and directness made him memorable to many. Although the exact list of his American posts is unknown, according to recollections, he visited numerous Hungarian communities during his missionary journeys and played a significant role in the spiritual care of the faithful living in the diaspora.
After his return, he worked again in Máriapócs. Between 1939 and 1950, he served as a religion teacher at the local teacher training college. Following the communist dissolution of the religious orders, he lost his former framework of ministry; between 1950 and 1969, he lived in seclusion in the village of Oros with his brother. However, he did not cease his priestly ministry even then: wherever the opportunity arose, he undertook auxiliary pastoral duties.
He spent the final years of his life in Zemplénagárd, where he served as an assistant pastor from 1969 onward. Even in his old age, he retained his cheerfulness, his prayerful spirit, and his monastic simplicity. His obituary particularly highlights his deep devotion to Mary, his loyalty to his fellow monks, and the quiet humility with which he bore the vicissitudes of history.