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Krupa Sándor Kolumbán OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Eger, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — July 20, 1907
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — June 27, 2002
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1921
Perpetual vows:: September 1, 1928
Priestly ordination:: September 5, 1931

Biographical data

His parents were Antal Krupa, the archbishop’s cellar master, and Teréz Szeredi. They had five children. He attended high school at the Cistercian school in Eger and later at the Jesuit school in Pécs. He entered the order in 1921. He took his perpetual vows on September 1, 1928. He studied theology in Gyöngyös. He was ordained a priest on July 5, 1931. He was imprisoned between 1948 and 1951; afterward, he was not permitted to perform priestly duties, so he carried out lay work in various Franciscan monasteries, keeping his priesthood a secret. In 1965, he left the country and emigrated to the United States. There, due to language difficulties, he performed manual labor at every place he worked.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1931	1933	Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator
1934	1937	Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator
1937		Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator, Scout leader
1938		Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator
1939		Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious instructor, leader of the Heart Guard
1940		Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator
1941		Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Margit körút	Provincial Secretary, Consultor
1942	1948	Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		pastor, counselor, playground supervisor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1966	1967	Roebling, NJ, USA		pastor
1968	1988	Dewitt, MI, USA		pastor
1989		Burton, OH, USA		pastor
1992	2002	Youngstown, OH, USA	Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	pastor

Literary activity

Számos cikket írt a Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapjába. R.k. hittan. Az el. isk. 3-4. o. sz. 1-2. füz. Összeáll. Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal. 3. kiad. Keszthely, 1936. (7. kiad. 1940) - Uaz. Az el. isk. 3. és 4. o-nak. 1. füz. Írta Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal. 3. kiad. Uo., 1937. - R.k. katekizmus. Az el. isk. 5. o. sz. Összeáll. Vass János. Közrem. Kertész Kálmánnal és Rák Istvánnal. Uo., 1938. - A sarló-kalapács bilincseiben. Youngstown, Oh., 1976. - A sarló-kalapács börtöneiben. De Witt, Mich., 1978. - A sarló-kalapács áldozatai. Uo., 1979. - A sarló-kalapácsos sárkány torkában. Youngstown, 1981. - A sarló-kalapácsos börtönrácsok titkai. De Witt, 1984. - Isten a sarló-kalapácsos börtönben. Uo., 1986.

Life timeline

Birth

July 20, 1907

Eger, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

1921

Perpetual vows

September 1, 1928

Priestly ordination

September 5, 1931

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1933

Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1934 – 1937

Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1937

Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator, Scout leader

Service in the homeland

1938

Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1939

Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious instructor, leader of the Heart Guard

Service in the homeland

1940

Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1941

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Margit körút

Provincial Secretary, Consultor

Service in the homeland

1942 – 1948

Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

pastor, counselor, playground supervisor

Service abroad

1966 – 1967

Roebling, NJ, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1968 – 1988

Dewitt, MI, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1989

Burton, OH, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1992 – 2002

Youngstown, OH, USA

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

pastor

Death

June 27, 2002

Youngstown, OH, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1966-1989.;MKL: Krupa;HSZI: 515-520.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1608-1609.;
https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/collection/ferences_kiadvanyok_tabula/✕

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Krupa Sándor Kolumbán OFM: 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=613 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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