Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — July 30, 1924
Priestly ordination:
Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1925
Place of burial:
Gyénényesi temető
Gyékényes, Hungary
Biographical data
Birth name: József Pulvermann. He entered the order in 1917. He took his final vows on August 27, 1924. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1925. That same year, he had his name Hungarianized to Hajnal. In 1945, the residents of Nagyatád, where he served as parish priest, sought refuge in Gyékényes. From there, on April 1, 1945, Soviet troops marched the civilians toward Gola, Croatia, as a column. Pál Martincsevics, together with the parish priest of Gyékényes, kept pace with the group in his priestly vestments, but after a few kilometers, the two priests were shot dead by Bulgarian soldiers. His beatification is currently underway; the diocesan investigation began in 2011, and on November 18, 2013, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints received the dossier. A memorial was erected in his honor in Gyékényes on June 8, 1991.
Domestic service locations
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To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1925
1928
Veszprém
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
vicar and prefect of the minor seminary
1928
1930
Nagykanizsa
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Church administrator in Kiskanizsa and director of the Third Order
1930
1931
Szombathely
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor, religious educator
1933
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Esztergom
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium
prefect
1936
1937
Esztergom
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium
prefect and English teacher
1938
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Nagykanizsa
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
parish priest
1939
1945
Nagyatád
Hungary
parish priest, leader of the religious community, spiritual director of the lay brothers, administrator and catechist of the parish, member of the chapter of the monastery in Felsősegesd, chronicler and librarian of the house, and leader of various parish groups
parish priest, leader of the religious community, spiritual director of the lay brothers, administrator and catechist of the parish, member of the chapter of the monastery in Felsősegesd, chronicler and librarian of the house, and leader of various parish groups
Hajnal Imre Zénó OFM, Isten szolgája: 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=360 (accessed: 2026-05-06).
