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Limp Ferenc SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Budapest, Hungary — October 3, 1696
According to another source: Óvár, Kingdom of Hungary
Death data:: Puerto de S. Maria, Spain — January 7, 1769
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: October 31, 1715
Perpetual vows:: Candelaria, Spain — April 29, 1733
Priestly ordination:: Bécs, Habsburg Birodalom, currently Austria — 1725
Other name used:: Franciscus Limp, Franz Limp, Francisco Limp

Biographical data

He was a student at the college in Nagyszombat. He joined the order in Trencsén in 1713, or, according to other sources, on October 31, 1715. In 1716, he taught at a secondary school in Győr. From 1717 to 1719, he studied philosophy in Vienna. Afterward, he taught at secondary schools in Kőszeg, Kassa, and Győr for one year each. From 1724 to 1726, he studied theology in Vienna. He was ordained a priest in Vienna in 1725. He took his vows in Candelaria on April 29, 1733. From 1726 until his death, he served as a missionary. In 1767, when the Portuguese expelled the Jesuits from the colonies, he died upon arriving in Spain. During his ministry, he was subjected to many attacks and was forced to hand over his mission to the Portuguese because of his role in the “Guarani War” of 1756.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1717	1719	Győr, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		teacher
1720	1722	Besztercebánya, Kingdom of Hungary	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Position
1722	1725	Bécs, Habsburg Birodalom	Austria	pursuing studies
1726	1732	San Ángel redukció, Paraguay (Spanyol Birodalom)	Santo Ângelo, Brazília	missionary
1732	1767	San Lorenzo Mártir, Paraguay (Spanyol Birodalom)	São Lourenço das Missões, Brazília	missionary

Literary activity

Brief R. P. Franz X. Limp, Missionarii […] in Paraquarien. 1.1.1731. Welt-Bott, N. 637.

Life timeline

Birth

October 3, 1696

Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Budapest, Hungary

Entry into religious life

October 31, 1715

Service in the homeland

1717 – 1719

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

teacher

Service in the homeland

1720 – 1722

Besztercebánya, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Service abroad

1722 – 1725

Bécs, Habsburg Birodalom, currently Austria

pursuing studies

Priestly ordination

1725

Bécs, Habsburg Birodalom, currently Austria

Service abroad

1726 – 1732

San Ángel redukció, Paraguay (Spanyol Birodalom), currently Santo Ângelo, Brazília

missionary

Service abroad

1732 – 1767

San Lorenzo Mártir, Paraguay (Spanyol Birodalom), currently São Lourenço das Missões, Brazília

missionary

Perpetual vows

April 29, 1733

Candelaria, Spain

Death

January 7, 1769

Puerto de S. Maria, Spain

Sources

P. Reisz Elemér SJ: A Jézustársaság és a világmisszió, Budapest, 1942., 28.;
MKL: Limp;
Miklósházy Attila SJ.: Vázlatok és adalékok a külföldi római katolikus magyar lelkipásztorkodás történetéhez, MEV 13., 2001/1–2.;
Bartusz-Dobosi László: Magyar jezsuiták a XVII-XVIII. századi Latin-Amerikában, in: https://www.tavlatok.hu/83/83centenarium.htm

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Citation for this entry

Limp Ferenc SJ: 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=658 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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