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Pintér Mihály Sándor Sch.P., Dr.

Pintér Mihály Sándor Sch.P., Dr.
Deceased
Birth data:
Cegléd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 16, 1895
Death data:
Buffalo, NY, USA — October 18, 1984
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, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 27, 1911
Perpetual vows:
April 5, 1917
Priestly ordination:
June 30, 1918
Place of burial:
Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery
Derby, NY, USA
Biographical data
Religious name: Saint Francis de Sales. He entered the order on August 27, 1911, in Vác. He took his perpetual vows on April 5, 1917. He was ordained a priest on June 30, 1918. He earned his doctorate in 1931. In the early 1950s, he was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. After his release, he was no longer a member of the order and worked in a secular profession. He left the country in 1964 with an emigration passport and went on to teach mathematics and physics in Buffalo, despite facing significant language difficulties. He also participated in the Hungarian pastoral ministry at his parish.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1919 1920 Kecskemét, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary teacher
1921 1931 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary Piarista Gimnázium teacher
1932 1943 Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary Piarista Gimnázium teacher
1944 1945 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary Piarista Gimnázium teacher
1947 1950 Vác, Hungary teacher; vineyard manager from 1949; caretaker in 1950
1950 1964 Hungary in prison, then in a civilian job outside the prison system
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1964 1984 Buffalo, NY, USA Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség math and physics teacher, assistant pastor
Life timeline
Birth
Cegléd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Entry into religious life
Vác, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Perpetual vows
Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
19191920
Kecskemét, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
teacher
Service in the homeland
19211931
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
teacher
Service in the homeland
19321943
Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
teacher
Service in the homeland
19441945
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
teacher
Service in the homeland
19471950
Vác, Hungary
teacher; vineyard manager from 1949; caretaker in 1950
Service in the homeland
19501964
Hungary
in prison, then in a civilian job outside the prison system
Service abroad
19641984
Buffalo, NY, USA
Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség
math and physics teacher, assistant pastor
Death
Buffalo, NY, USA
Sources
  • KMV: 1984-11-04., pp. 4.;
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175417982/michael-pinter
  • ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 2268.;
  • A magyar piaristák 1950-ben / Szerk.: Böszörményi Géza SchP, Piarista tartományfőnökség, Budapest, 1997, 193.
  • Léh-Koltai: 299.;
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Pintér Mihály Sándor 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=879 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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