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Hedry Márton SJ

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Birth data:: Sirok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — October 31, 1709
According to another source: Siroka, Kingdom of Hungary
Death data:: Esztergom, Hungary — 1774
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Trencsén, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia — October 4, 1730
Perpetual vows:: Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — February 2, 1945
Priestly ordination:: Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia — 1741

Biographical data

He studied philosophy in Košice, then entered the order in Trenčín on October 4, 1730. After his probationary period, he taught at secondary schools in Eperjes and Eger for two years each, and then in Ungvár for one year. Between 1738 and 1741, he studied theology in Nagyszombat, where he was ordained a priest in 1741. He completed his third probationary period in Banská Bystrica and took his final vows on February 2, 1745, in Esztergom. He served as a missionary from 1747 to 1768, then returned home after the expulsion of the order. According to other sources, he died in Chile around 1760.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1743	1745	Esztergom	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	preacher
1745	1747	Székesfehérvár	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	preacher and catechist
1768 circa	1771 circa	Esztergom	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	school principal
1771 circa	1774 circa	Pécs	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	building manager
—	1774 before	Székesfehérvár	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	pastor of the parishes without a priest in the Székesfehérvár area

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1747	1768		Chile		missionary, evangelizing among the Araucanian Indians

Life timeline

Birth

October 31, 1709

Sirok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

October 4, 1730

Trencsén, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia

Priestly ordination

1741

Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1743 – 1745

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1745 – 1747

Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher and catechist

Service abroad

1747 – 1768

Chile

missionary, evangelizing among the Araucanian Indians

Service in the homeland

1768 – 1771

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

school principal

Service in the homeland

1771 – 1774

Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

building manager

Death

1774

Esztergom, Hungary

Perpetual vows

February 2, 1945

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Sources

P. Reisz Elemér SJ: A Jézustársaság és a világmisszió, Budapest, 1942., 27.;
MKL: Hedry;
Miklósházy Attila SJ.: Vázlatok és adalékok a külföldi római katolikus magyar lelkipásztorkodás történetéhez, MEV 13., 2001/1–2., 223-262.;
Bartusz-Dobosi László: Magyar jezsuiták a XVII-XVIII. századi Latin-Amerikában, in: https://www.tavlatok.hu/83/83centenarium.htm
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/hu/node/1320✓

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Hedry Márton 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=374 (accessed: 2026-05-06).