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Pattantyús János Sch.P.

Pattantyús János Sch.P.
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Birth data:
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Death data:
1984 after
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
USA — January 12, 1958
Perpetual vows:
USA — January 17, 1962
Priestly ordination:
USA — July 3, 1967
Place of burial:
ismeretlen
Other name used:
John E. Pattantyus, John Emeric Pattantyús
Biographical data
Religious name: St. Thomas Aquinas. Philosopher.
He entered the order on January 12, 1958. He took his perpetual vows on January 17, 1962. He was ordained a priest on July 3, 1967.
In 1969, he earned a doctorate in Aristotelian political ethics from the Catholic University of America.
After 1984, he no longer lived at the monastery and resided at an unknown location. There is no information about his later fate. According to some sources, he was a Jesuit.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1970 1976 Buffalo, NY, USA Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University) teacher, assistant principal, seminar coordinator
1978 after Worthington, OH, USA
Literary activity
Justice as a Political Virtue in Aristotle
doktori disszertáció, The Catholic University of America, 1969. A disszertációs jegyzékben: J. E. Pattantyus, Sch. P.
Justice in General and General Justice According to Aristotle
in: Ancients and Moderns, Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy, vol. 5, Catholic University of America Press, 1970, pp. 79–137.
Morally Indifferent Acts?
Idealistic Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1973, pp. 163–178. DOI: 10.5840/idstudies1973326.
Aristotle’s Doctrine of Equity
The Modern Schoolman, vol. 51, no. 3, March 1974, pp. 213–222. DOI: 10.5840/schoolman197451342.
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Entry into religious life
USA
Perpetual vows
USA
Priestly ordination
USA
Service abroad
19701976
Buffalo, NY, USA
Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University)
teacher, assistant principal, seminar coordinator
Service abroad
Worthington, OH, USA
Death
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Pattantyús János Sch.P.: 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=857 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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