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Pulyai Ferdinánd Lambert OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Alsópulya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Unterpullendorf, Austria — February 16, 1878
Death data:: Esztergom, Hungary — April 1, 1955
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 6, 1896
Perpetual vows:: February 1, 1901
Priestly ordination:: June 7, 1901

Biographical data

He entered the order on September 6, 1896. He took his perpetual vows on February 1, 1901. He was ordained a priest on June 7, 1901. In 1944, at the monastery in Veszprém that he led, a Mass was held as a thanksgiving service for Veszprém’s “freedom from Jews.” The bishop at the time, József Mindszenty, protested against this. According to Margit Balogh, he later—presumably for a short time—went to the United States, but there is no information about his places of service there. What is certain is that, if he was there at all, he returned home, as he died in Esztergom.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1901	1904	Székesfehérvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1904	1905	Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1905		Sümeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1906	1909	Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	head of household
1909	1911	Sümeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	pastor
1911		Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	head of household
1912	1915	Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	religious educator
1915		Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	head of household
1916	1920	Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	head of household
1920	1924	Németújvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	house manager, assistant pastor
1924	1927	Kismarton, Austria	Eisenstadt	vicar
1927	1930	Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	house leader, religious instructor
1930	1939	Kismarton, Austria	Eisenstadt	pastor
1939	1942	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	head of the household
1942	1945	Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	head of household
1945 after		Pápa, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	pastor
	1955 before	Esztergom, Hungary		retired

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1945 circa		USA			in an unknown position

Life timeline

Birth

February 16, 1878

Alsópulya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Unterpullendorf, Austria

Entry into religious life

September 6, 1896

Perpetual vows

February 1, 1901

Priestly ordination

June 7, 1901

Service in the homeland

1901 – 1904

Székesfehérvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1904 – 1905

Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1905

Sümeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1906 – 1909

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1909 – 1911

Sümeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

pastor

Service in the homeland

1911

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1912 – 1915

Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1915

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1916 – 1920

Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1920 – 1924

Németújvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

house manager, assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1924 – 1927

Kismarton, Austria, currently Eisenstadt

vicar

Service in the homeland

1927 – 1930

Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

house leader, religious instructor

Service in the homeland

1930 – 1939

Kismarton, Austria, currently Eisenstadt

pastor

Service in the homeland

1939 – 1942

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

head of the household

Service in the homeland

1942 – 1945

Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

head of household

Service abroad

1945

USA

in an unknown position

Service in the homeland

1945

Pápa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

pastor

Death

April 1, 1955

Esztergom, Hungary

Sources

Balogh Margit: Mindszenty József, Budapest, 2015., 363.;
Kép forrása: Magyar Ferences Könyvtár Fotótára;
https://mandadb.hu/common/file-servlet/document/63374/default/doc_url/Marinus_let_19474.pdf✓

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Citation for this entry

Pulyai Ferdinánd Lambert 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=902 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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