Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 13, 1913
Death data:
Devon, PA, USA — July 31, 1997
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 27, 1931
Perpetual vows:
September 15, 1935
Priestly ordination:
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 12, 1938
Place of burial:
Calvary Cemetery,
Conshohocken, PA, USA
Biographical data
His chosen religious name was Saint Francis of Assisi. He entered the order on August 27, 1931, in Vác. He took his perpetual vows on September 15, 1935. He was ordained a priest in Budapest on June 12, 1938. He earned a teaching degree in German and Latin, and then received his doctorate in 1938.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1940
1948
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
high school teacher
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1952
1956
Derby, NY, USA
1957
1997
Devon, PA, USA
teacher
Literary activity
A ném. munkásirod. tört. Bp., 1938. (Palaestra Calasanctiana 24.) - English Language Book. Ang. nyelvkv. hanglemez-sorozattal bevándorlók részére. Buffalo, 1957. - Játszva angolul. Bp., 1991. - Játszva latinul. Uo., 1991. - Játszva németül. Uo., 1991. - Beszéljünk angolul. Uo., 1992.
Magyar László Sch.P., dr: 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=685 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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