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Raszlaviczy Ödön Iván O.Praem, Dr.

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Deceased

Birth data:: Fehértemplom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Бела Црква (Bela Crkva), Serbia — March 26, 1903
Death data:: Philadelphia, PA, USA — July 22, 1965
According to another source: DePere, WI, USA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: premontrei (Ordo Praemonstratensis)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1924
Perpetual vows:: 1929
Priestly ordination:: ismeretlen
Other name used:: Raszlavszky

Biographical data

He joined the order in 1924 and took his solemn vows in 1929.
From 1932 onward, he was a full member of the Hungarian Heraldic and Genealogical Society. In 1934, he earned a degree in history and geography. After World War II, he emigrated to the United States, where he also went by the first name János. Starting in 1953, he served as vice president of the Hungarian Piarist Student Association, which was founded in New York. The war had taken a toll on his nerves; he had difficulty tolerating loud noises and would cover his ears when they occurred.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1930	1937	Gödöllő, Hungary			teacher at the boarding school, then, starting in 1934, history and geography teacher
1937	1950 circa	Gödöllő, Hungary			Deputy Prefect of the Clergy, Secretary to the Provincial Superior; from 1938, Rector of the St. Norbert Educational Institute; from 1939, Provincial Superior and professor of philosophy.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1953	1965	Philadelphia, PA, USA		Jézus Szíve templom	Hungarian pastor, provost’s vicar

Life timeline

Birth

March 26, 1903

Fehértemplom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Бела Црква (Bela Crkva), Serbia

Entry into religious life

1924

Perpetual vows

1929

Service in the homeland

1930 – 1937

Gödöllő, Hungary

teacher at the boarding school, then, starting in 1934, history and geography teacher

Service in the homeland

1937 – 1950

Gödöllő, Hungary

Deputy Prefect of the Clergy, Secretary to the Provincial Superior; from 1938, Rector of the St. Norbert Educational Institute; from 1939, Provincial Superior and professor of philosophy.

Service abroad

1953 – 1965

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Jézus Szíve templom

Hungarian pastor, provost’s vicar

Death

July 22, 1965

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1953-1965;
Kecskeméti Közlöny, 1938-01-12.;
http://premontre.info/Publica/Necrologium/R/Raslaviczy,%20John%20E;%2022-07%201965%20-%20De%20Pere.htm✓

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Raszlaviczy Ödön Iván O.Praem, 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=916 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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