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Nagy László (OFMConv)

Nagy László (OFMConv)
Deceased
Birth data:
Felsőiszkáz, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Iszkáz, Hungary — June 15, 1886
Death data:
Allentown, PA, USA — December 23, 1956
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:
Minorita (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium) (1924-ig) → Veszprém
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
August 26, 1912
Biographical data
He began his college studies at the Benedictine College in Pápa, then became a student at the Seraphicum in Rome. He completed his philosophical studies at the Academy of St. Thomas. As a member of the Order of Friars Minor, he was ordained a priest on August 26, 1912. In 1924, he became a member of the Diocese of Veszprém, but did not hold any position in the diocese because he left Hungary that same year. According to records, he spoke 16 languages. He was a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Red Cross and served as honorary president of the Hungarian House in Allentown. He died at the conclusion of the consecration Mass for the new church in Allentown.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1912 1917 Szeged, Hungary Felsővárosi Minorita templom assistant pastor
1917 1919 Nyírbátor, Hungary assistant pastor, and at the same time, field chaplain for the Sopronnyék region
1919 1923 Nagyenyed, Romania Aiud administrator, religion teacher
1923 Arad, Romania Gáj pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1924 1925 Perth Amboy, NJ, USA Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség pastor
1925 1956 Allentown, PA, USA Szent István R. K. Egyházközség parish priest
Literary activity
Jézus lelke. Tanulm. Krisztus jelleméről. Írta Henri Morice. Ford. fr-ból. Bp., 1932. - Jézus az Oltáriszentségben. Írta uő. Ford. fr-ból. - Elmélkedések Jézusról. Írta uő. Ford. fr-ból. - Az én misém. Írta Charles Grimaud. Ford. Veszprém, 1938. - Mártírok Királynője. Ford. H.é.n. - Himnuszt dalol a természet. Párbeszédek Jézusról. Írta Henri Morice. Ford. Rákospalota, 1941. - Álnevei: Bácskai László; Juhász Dezső; Nyáry László.
Gyakran írt a Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapjába.
Life timeline
Birth
Felsőiszkáz, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Iszkáz, Hungary
Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
19121917
Szeged, Hungary
Felsővárosi Minorita templom
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
19171919
Nyírbátor, Hungary
assistant pastor, and at the same time, field chaplain for the Sopronnyék region
Service in the homeland
19191923
Nagyenyed, Romania, currently Aiud
administrator, religion teacher
Service in the homeland
Arad, Romania
Gáj
pastor
Service abroad
19241925
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség
pastor
Service abroad
19251956
Allentown, PA, USA
Szent István R. K. Egyházközség
parish priest
Death
Allentown, PA, USA
Sources
  • MKL: Nagy;
  • Diós: 392.;
  • Pfeiffer: 762.;
  • KMVÉ: 1945-1957.;
  • Shvoy: 47.;
  • Török: 62.;
  • Máté: 216.;
  • Káldor-II: 186, 204.;
  • Hiradó, 1852. szeptember 18.
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Nagy László (OFMConv): 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=795 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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