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Markos Rezső János OSB, Dr.

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Deceased

Birth data:: Ercsi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — November 12, 1912
Death data:: Győr, Hungary — April 29, 1990
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 6, 1931
First (temporary) vows:: June 27, 1933
Perpetual vows:: June 27, 1936
Priestly ordination:: June 13, 1937

Biographical data

He entered the Benedictine Order on August 6, 1931; he took his simple vows on June 27, 1933, and his solemn vows on June 27, 1936. He was ordained a priest on June 13, 1937. In 1939, he earned a doctorate in the humanities in Budapest. He spent three years in Brazil. After 1950, due to government restrictions on the size of the Benedictine Order, he could not be accommodated within the order’s ranks and therefore served in the Diocese of Győr. In 1980, he was granted the title of titular abbot of Lébény.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1939	1940	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	student teacher
1940	1959	Győrszentiván, Kingdom of Hungary	Győr, Hungary	religious educator, pastor
1959	1964	Veszprémvarsány, Hungary		parish priest, dean
1964	1967	Mihályi, Hungary		parish priest
1967	1982	Tata, Hungary		parish priest; also dean from 1976 to 1982
1982	1990	Győr, Hungary		retired

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1937	1939	São Paulo, Brazília			the pastor of the Hungarian community in Brazil

Literary activity

Szent István, São Paulo, 1938., Imakönyv – Horváth Anzelmmel és Szelecz Arnolddal közösen;
Kultsár István 1760–1828. Pannonhalma, 1940. (Pannonhalmi füzetek 24.)

Life timeline

Birth

November 12, 1912

Ercsi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 6, 1931

First (temporary) vows

June 27, 1933

Perpetual vows

June 27, 1936

Priestly ordination

June 13, 1937

Service abroad

1937 – 1939

São Paulo, Brazília

the pastor of the Hungarian community in Brazil

Service in the homeland

1939 – 1940

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

student teacher

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1959

Győrszentiván, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Győr, Hungary

religious educator, pastor

Service in the homeland

1959 – 1964

Veszprémvarsány, Hungary

parish priest, dean

Service in the homeland

1964 – 1967

Mihályi, Hungary

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1967 – 1982

Tata, Hungary

parish priest; also dean from 1976 to 1982

Service in the homeland

1982 – 1990

Győr, Hungary

retired

Death

April 29, 1990

Győr, Hungary

Sources

MKL: Markos;
Bencés: 200.;
Jordán;
Somorjai Ádám OSB: A magyar bencések 87 éve Braziliában, MEV 2024/1–2. 70–84.;
Pannonhalmi Főapátsági Múzeum, Fotótár

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Citation for this entry

Markos Rezső János 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=696 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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