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Feigl Rudolf SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Szigetújfalu, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — November 23, 1921
Death data:: Hamilton, ON, Canada — January 8, 2015
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: religious brother (not ordained priest)
Entry into religious life:: September 6, 1944
Perpetual vows:: Hamilton, ON, Canada — February 2, 1956
Place of burial:: magyar jezsuita temető
Courtland, ON, Canada

Biographical data

After completing elementary school, he trained as a pastry chef. From 1931 to 1933, he was a novice at Manréza, and later worked there as a tailor. He officially joined the order on September 6, 1944. He would have liked to become a priest, but he lacked both the opportunity and the necessary training. He fled to the West in 1949. He took his vows in Hamilton on February 2, 1956.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
1944	1947	Budapest, Hungary	Manréza	novitiate, tailor’s apprentice
1947	1949	Szeged, Hungary		tailor and shopper
2004	2007	Szeged, Hungary	Dáni utcai jezsuita templom	everything

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1949	1951	Chieri, Italy		helping hand
1951	1954	Egenhoven, Belgium		chef
1954	1958	Hamilton, ON, Canada	Magyarországi Szent István templom	helping hand
1958	1973	Courtland, ON, Canada		minister, cook, and jack-of-all-trades, hospital volunteer, while attending the University of Cleveland in 1963, OH, USA
1973	2004	Toronto, ON, Canada	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	minister, pastoral assistant, director of altar servers
2007	2015	Hamilton, ON, Canada	Szent Erzsébet Otthon	retired

Literary activity

Kudarcok és eredmények az Istenért. MJV I. 189–205

Life timeline

Birth

November 23, 1921

Szigetújfalu, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

September 6, 1944

Service in the homeland

1944 – 1947

Budapest, Hungary

Manréza

novitiate, tailor’s apprentice

Service in the homeland

1947 – 1949

Szeged, Hungary

tailor and shopper

Service abroad

1949 – 1951

Chieri, Italy

helping hand

Service abroad

1951 – 1954

Egenhoven, Belgium

chef

Service abroad

1954 – 1958

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Magyarországi Szent István templom

helping hand

Perpetual vows

February 2, 1956

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Service abroad

1958 – 1973

Courtland, ON, Canada

minister, cook, and jack-of-all-trades, hospital volunteer, while attending the University of Cleveland in 1963, OH, USA

Service abroad

1973 – 2004

Toronto, ON, Canada

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

minister, pastoral assistant, director of altar servers

Service in the homeland

2004 – 2007

Szeged, Hungary

Dáni utcai jezsuita templom

everything

Service abroad

2007 – 2015

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Szent Erzsébet Otthon

retired

Death

January 8, 2015

Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Citation for this entry

Feigl Rudolf SJ: 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=263 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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