He began his college studies at the Benedictine College in Pápa, then became a student at the Seraphicum in Rome. He completed his philosophical studies at the Academy of St. Thomas. As a member of the Order of Friars Minor, he was ordained a priest on August 26, 1912. In 1924, he became a member of the Diocese of Veszprém, but did not hold any position in the diocese because he left Hungary that same year. According to records, he spoke 16 languages. He was a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Red Cross and served as honorary president of the Hungarian House in Allentown. He died at the conclusion of the consecration Mass for the new church in Allentown.
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1912
1917
Szeged, Hungary
Felsővárosi Minorita templom
assistant pastor
1917
1919
Nyírbátor, Hungary
assistant pastor, and at the same time, field chaplain for the Sopronnyék region
Jézus lelke. Tanulm. Krisztus jelleméről. Írta Henri Morice. Ford. fr-ból. Bp., 1932. - Jézus az Oltáriszentségben. Írta uő. Ford. fr-ból. - Elmélkedések Jézusról. Írta uő. Ford. fr-ból. - Az én misém. Írta Charles Grimaud. Ford. Veszprém, 1938. - Mártírok Királynője. Ford. H.é.n. - Himnuszt dalol a természet. Párbeszédek Jézusról. Írta Henri Morice. Ford. Rákospalota, 1941. - Álnevei: Bácskai László; Juhász Dezső; Nyáry László.
Gyakran írt a Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapjába.
Nagy László (OFMConv): 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=795 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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