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Jávor Jenő Egon OSB, dr

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Deceased

Birth data:: Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy — October 18, 1916
Death data:: Portola Valley, CA, USA — March 2, 2008
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 6, 1935
First (temporary) vows:: June 28, 1937
Perpetual vows:: June 28, 1940
Priestly ordination:: June 22, 1941

Biographical data

He entered the order on August 6, 1935. He took his solemn vows on June 28, 1940. He was ordained a priest on June 22, 1941. In 1948, he was briefly arrested for protesting the nationalization of schools. After his release, he left the country. He lived in the United States from 1948 onward. He was the founder of Woodside Priory School. In recognition of his work, the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference awarded him the Pro Cultura Christiana Prize in 2007. He is a recipient of the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1942	1944	Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		high school teacher and camp chaplain
1944	1948	Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		high school teacher

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1948	1951	USA
1951	1954	Newark, NJ, USA
1955	1956	Morristown, NJ, USA
1957		Redwood City, CA, USA
1958	2008	Portola Valley, CA, USA	Perjel, historian

Literary activity

Hét kéziratos pozsonyi missale a Nemzeti Múzeumban, Országos Széchenyi Könyvtár, 1942. Vasárnapi misekönyv, Róma, 1967. Beginnings: The Founding Of Woodside Priory, Woodside, 2007. Számos tanulmánya jelent meg.

Life timeline

Birth

October 18, 1916

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

Entry into religious life

August 6, 1935

First (temporary) vows

June 28, 1937

Perpetual vows

June 28, 1940

Priestly ordination

June 22, 1941

Service in the homeland

1942 – 1944

Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher and camp chaplain

Service in the homeland

1944 – 1948

Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

high school teacher

Service abroad

1948 – 1951

USA

Service abroad

1951 – 1954

Newark, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1955 – 1956

Morristown, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1957

Redwood City, CA, USA

Service abroad

1958 – 2008

Portola Valley, CA, USA

Perjel, historian

Death

March 2, 2008

Portola Valley, CA, USA

Sources

Jávor Egon emlékezete, szerk: Dr. Kovács József László – Dr. Orbán Aladár, METEM, 2011.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1286-1287.;
http://www.magyarkurir.hu/hirek/elhunyt-javor-erno-egon-bences-szerzetes#lightbox/0/✓
KMVÉ: 1951-1989.;
HSZI: 76-77.;
Török: 396.;
Bencés: 208.;
Címtár: 2016;
Somorjai: 225.;

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Citation for this entry

Jávor Jenő Egon OSB, 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=485 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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