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Linka Ernő Ödön OSB, apát

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Deceased

Birth data:: Kemenespálfa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — December 12, 1925
Death data:: São Paulo, Brazília — October 4, 2017
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: May 25, 1944
First (temporary) vows:: May 25, 1946
Perpetual vows:: April 19, 1949
Priestly ordination:: July 10, 1949

Biographical data

He entered the order on May 25, 1944. He took his first vows on May 25, 1946, and his perpetual vows on April 19, 1949. He was ordained a priest on July 10, 1949. At the invitation of Emil Jordán, he arrived in Brazil in 1967 and became prior in 1981. He was elected abbot in 1989. He was a leading figure in CIMBRA (Conference of Monastic Orders of Brazil) and UMLA (Latin American Conference of Monastic Orders). He laid the groundwork for the founding of the St. Joseph Monastery in Itapecerica da Serra. Toward the end of his life, he withdrew completely from public life. He was the brother of Ervin Sándor Linka, OSB. Under the code name “Lesage,” he served as an informant for the state security services for many years.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1949	1950	Pannonhalma, Hungary		Pannonhalmi Főapátság	student chaplain
1950	1953	Ménfőcsanak, Hungary	Győr-Ménfőcsanak		assistant pastor, cantor
1953	1959	Veszprémvarsány, Hungary			cantor
1959	1967	Budapest, Hungary		Szent Rita kápolna	cantor, treasurer

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1967	1971	Villa Anastacio, Brazília			assistant pastor
1971	2017	São Paulo, Brazília		Szent Gellért Perjelség (1989-től Apátság)	residence director (1971–1972), seminary instructor (1972–1978), educational and vocational counselor (1974–1982), pastor (1980–1982), prior, then abbot, head of Social Institutions (1981–2005), retired (2005–2017)

Life timeline

Birth

December 12, 1925

Kemenespálfa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

May 25, 1944

First (temporary) vows

May 25, 1946

Perpetual vows

April 19, 1949

Priestly ordination

July 10, 1949

Service in the homeland

1949 – 1950

Pannonhalma, Hungary

Pannonhalmi Főapátság

student chaplain

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1953

Ménfőcsanak, Hungary, currently Győr-Ménfőcsanak

assistant pastor, cantor

Service in the homeland

1953 – 1959

Veszprémvarsány, Hungary

cantor

Service in the homeland

1959 – 1967

Budapest, Hungary

Szent Rita kápolna

cantor, treasurer

Service abroad

1967 – 1971

Villa Anastacio, Brazília

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1971 – 2017

São Paulo, Brazília

Szent Gellért Perjelség (1989-től Apátság)

residence director (1971–1972), seminary instructor (1972–1978), educational and vocational counselor (1974–1982), pastor (1980–1982), prior, then abbot, head of Social Institutions (1981–2005), retired (2005–2017)

Death

October 4, 2017

São Paulo, Brazília

Sources

https://www.magyarkurir.hu/hirek/elhunyt-braziliai-magyar-bences-monostor-elso-apatja✓
Bencés: 223.;
Jordán;
Somorjai Ádám OSB: A magyar bencések 87 éve Brazíliában, MEV 2024/1–2. 70–84.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 3.2.1. - Bt-2006/1;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 3.2.3 - Mt-537/1;

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Linka Ernő Ödön OSB, apát: 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=659 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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