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Horváth Lajos Martinián OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Gelence, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ghelința, Romania — February 7, 1907
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — December 19, 1977
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

Ordination level:: religious brother (not ordained priest)
Entry into religious life:: July 21, 1934
First (temporary) vows:: July 21, 1936
Perpetual vows:: Csíksomlyó, Romania, currently Șumuleu — December 8, 1941
Place of burial:: Youngstown, OH, USA

Biographical data

He entered the order on July 21, 1934. He completed his novitiate in Medgyes. He took his first vows on July 21, 1936, and his perpetual vows in Csíksomlyó on December 8, 1941. He became a member of the St. Stephen Custody in 1968. His frail body, worn down by self-denial and constant fasting, was struck by stomach and lung cancer, and the deadly disease killed him in a short time. He passed away after enduring terrible suffering with wonderful patience and exemplary heroism. He was buried in Youngstown, OH, USA.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1936	1937	Vajdahunyad, Romania	Hunedoara	shoemaker
1937	1943	Csíksomlyó, Romania	Șumuleu	shoemaker, gardener, food collector
1943	1945	Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	shoemaker, food collector, volunteer at a military hospital, and later a prisoner of war

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1945	1968	Róma, Italy			Assistant at St. Anthony University, cook at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, sacristan at the College of St. Bonaventure in Florence, hermit at Alverna
1968	1977	Youngstown, OH, USA		Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	support sibling

Literary activity

A kis Jézus imádása a királyokkal – vers

Life timeline

Birth

February 7, 1907

Gelence, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ghelința, Romania

Entry into religious life

July 21, 1934

First (temporary) vows

July 21, 1936

Service in the homeland

1936 – 1937

Vajdahunyad, Romania, currently Hunedoara

shoemaker

Service in the homeland

1937 – 1943

Csíksomlyó, Romania, currently Șumuleu

shoemaker, gardener, food collector

Perpetual vows

December 8, 1941

Csíksomlyó, Romania, currently Șumuleu

Service in the homeland

1943 – 1945

Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Cluj-Napoca, Romania

shoemaker, food collector, volunteer at a military hospital, and later a prisoner of war

Service abroad

1945 – 1968

Róma, Italy

Assistant at St. Anthony University, cook at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, sacristan at the College of St. Bonaventure in Florence, hermit at Alverna

Service abroad

1968 – 1977

Youngstown, OH, USA

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

support sibling

Death

December 19, 1977

Youngstown, OH, USA

Sources

Kusztódia;
KMV 1978. január 8., pp.1.;
Az Erdélyi Ferences Gyűjtőlevéltár adatai alapján;
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-1151464864-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓

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Horváth Lajos Martinián 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=430 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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