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Pataki János Vidor O.Cist

Pataki János Vidor O.Cist
Deceased
Birth data:
Pécs, Hungary — February 19, 1901
Death data:
Budapest, Hungary — October 5, 1973
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 14, 1917
Perpetual vows:
July 20, 1921
Priestly ordination:
July 20, 1924
Biographical data
His parents were Jenő Piribauer, a master miller, and Etelka Varga. He spent the first six years of his high school studies in Pécs and the last two at the Cistercian monastery in Eger. He entered the Cistercian Order on August 14, 1917. He took his first vows on July 20, 1921. He completed his theological studies at the Order’s college in Zirc and earned his degree in Hungarian and history from Pázmány Péter Royal University. He took his perpetual vows on July 12, 1924. He was ordained a priest on July 20, 1924, by Apostolic Nuncio Lorenzo Schioppa. He was an archaeologist. In 1925, with the involvement of Dr. Ervin Pálos, he began excavating the Eger Castle, a project carried out with very little funding but all the more dedication and enthusiasm until 1934. In addition to the excavations at Eger—with financial support from the British Museum—he undertook and led research in the Bükk Mountains to trace the footsteps of the Magdalenian prehistoric people. In 1973 (according to Diós, between 1970 and 1973), his students helped him organize a trip to the United States, where he lived for a time at the Cistercian Abbey in Dallas. On his way home, he fell ill at Ferihegy Airport and passed away after being transported to the hospital.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1924 1925 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary student teacher
1925 1938 Eger, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary high school teacher, archaeologist, and librarian from 1934 to 1938
1938 1950 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary High school teacher from 1938 to 1948, librarian from 1938 to 1950, and vice principal from 1939 to 1948
1948 1953 Budapest, Hungary Kruspér utca assistant pastor; also a teacher at the minor seminary from 1949 to 1950
1953 1971 Budapest, Hungary Karolina út assistant pastor and, at the same time, a research fellow at the National Archives
1971 1973 Budapest, Hungary retired
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1973 Dallas, TX, USA Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas on a study trip, during which he will spend a few weeks at the Cistercian abbey in Dallas, TX.
Literary activity
Hunyadi János pályája 1446-tól 1448-ig (doktori értekezés, kézirat, Budapest, 1924) Beszámoló az egri ásatásokról. Az egri vár egykor és ma. A Gárdonyi síremlék. In. Egri Évkönyv. Eger, 1929. Eger vára kis kalauza. In. Turisták Lapja 42 (1930), 348–352. A XVI. századi várépítés Magyarországon. In. A Bécsi Magyar Történeti Intézet Évkönyve I. Budapest 1931, 98–133. A szécsényi kolostor középkori művészete. In. Kőnig Kelemen (szerk.): Hatszázéves ferences élet Szécsényben. Vác, 1931. 321–326. Az egri vár élete. In. A Cisztercita Rend egri Szt. Bernát-gimnáziumának évkönyve, 1933-1934. Eger, 1934. 7–71. A cserépfalui Mussolini-barlangbeli ősemberleletek felfedezése. In. Geologia Hungarica XIV. köt. Budapest, 1940. A hevesi honfoglaláskori női sírlelet. In. Folia Archeologica I. kötet Pécs legrégibb hiteles ábrázolása. In. Sorsunk. A Janus Pannonius Társaság folyóirata, 1941, 4. sz. 413-421. (Gosztonyi Gyulával közösen) A péterváradi ciszterciek a középkori Kelenföldön. In. A Ciszterci Rend Budapesti Szent Imre-gimnáziumának 1941-42. évi évkönyvéből. Bp. 1942. A budai vár középkori helyrajza. In. Budapest Régiségei 15 (1950), 239–299. Az egri vár története IV. In. Az egri vár híradója 4 (1962), 15–22. Az egri vár. A hazai műemlékvédelem történetéből I-II. In. Műemlékvédelem 8 (1964), 137–141., 222–226. Az egri vár története V. Restaurálás 1553-1568 között. In. Az egri vár híradója 5 (1964), 9–13. Magyar történelem. H.n. 1983.
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Birth
Pécs, Hungary
Entry into religious life
Perpetual vows
Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
19241925
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
student teacher
Service in the homeland
19251938
Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
high school teacher, archaeologist, and librarian from 1934 to 1938
Service in the homeland
19381950
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
High school teacher from 1938 to 1948, librarian from 1938 to 1950, and vice principal from 1939 to 1948
Service in the homeland
19481953
Budapest, Hungary
Kruspér utca
assistant pastor; also a teacher at the minor seminary from 1949 to 1950
Service in the homeland
19531971
Budapest, Hungary
Karolina út
assistant pastor and, at the same time, a research fellow at the National Archives
Service in the homeland
19711973
Budapest, Hungary
retired
Death
Budapest, Hungary
Service abroad
Dallas, TX, USA
Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas
on a study trip, during which he will spend a few weeks at the Cistercian abbey in Dallas, TX.
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Pataki János Vidor O.Cist: 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=856 (accessed: 2026-07-06).
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