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Barát Ferenc Benignusz OSB

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Barát Ferenc Benignusz OSB
Deceased
Birth data:
Komárom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — April 24, 1916
Death data:
San Mateo, CA, USA — June 29, 1990
According to another source: Woodside, CA, USA
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 6, 1934
Perpetual vows:
August 15, 1938
Priestly ordination:
June 18, 1939
Place of burial:
Saint Leanders Cemetery
Manchester, NH, USA
Other name used:
Baráth, Riszdorfer
Biographical data
He donned the habit of the Benedictine Order on August 6, 1934, and took his solemn vows on August 15, 1938. He was ordained a priest on June 18, 1939. On May 8, 1948, he left the country together with Kristóf Hites, OSB. There is uncertainty regarding his whereabouts between 1949 and 1958; according to Ádám Somorjai OSB, he was in Canada during this time. He received U.S. citizenship on February 17, 1959.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1939 1940 Győrszentiván Hungary religious educator
1940 1942 Pannonhalma Hungary A Boldogasszony-kápolna őre
1942 1944 camp chaplain
1942 1949 Komárom Hungary high school teacher
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1949 1958 Portola Valley, CA USA (According to KMVÉ, between 1960 and 1989)
1958 1976 Woodside, CA USA Szent István perjelség visiting priest, choir director, Latin teacher, director of music and choir
1976 1990 Woodside, CA USA Szent Anzelm perjelség
Life timeline
Birth
April 24, 1916
Komárom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Entry into religious life
August 6, 1934
Perpetual vows
August 15, 1938
Priestly ordination
June 18, 1939
Service in the homeland
1939 – 1940
Győrszentiván, Hungary
religious educator
Service in the homeland
1940 – 1942
Pannonhalma, Hungary
A Boldogasszony-kápolna őre
Service in the homeland
1942 – 1949
Komárom, Hungary
high school teacher
Service in the homeland
1942 – 1944
camp chaplain
Service abroad
1949 – 1958
Portola Valley, CA, USA
(According to KMVÉ, between 1960 and 1989)
Service abroad
1958 – 1976
Woodside, CA, USA
Szent István perjelség
visiting priest, choir director, Latin teacher, director of music and choir
Service abroad
1976 – 1990
Woodside, CA, USA
Szent Anzelm perjelség
Death
June 29, 1990
San Mateo, CA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Barát Ferenc Benignusz OSB: 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=43 (accessed: 2026-04-05).