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Beke Miksa

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Deceased

Birth data:: Győr, Hungary — September 7, 1821
Death data:: Seymour, WI, USA — April 25, 1879
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Diocese / Order:: Győr

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — November 4, 1844
Place of burial:: Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
Sun Prairie, WI, USA
Other name used:: Szabad-szentkirályi Beke Miksa

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in Győr on November 4, 1844. His father, Farkas Beke, was a professor of political science and a lawyer. Due to his active participation in the 1848–49 revolution, he was forced to emigrate, although, as a member of the Komárom chapter, he was granted amnesty. He arrived in the United States on February 2, 1850. In 1861, he was elected representative of Győr County—in his absence. He died in a railway accident, struck and killed by a steam locomotive. According to the Vasárnapi újság, he died at the age of 58.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1848	1849				Army chaplain

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1850	1879	Seymour, WI, USA			missionary pastor

Life timeline

Birth

September 7, 1821

Győr, Hungary

Priestly ordination

November 4, 1844

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1848 – 1849

Army chaplain

Service abroad

1850 – 1879

Seymour, WI, USA

missionary pastor

Death

April 25, 1879

Seymour, WI, USA

Sources

https://aml.sk-szeged.hu/index.php?title=Beke_Miksa✓
https://uploads.weconnect.com/mce/e1c1bfebab6bf67d6a890159995b9edf156ac725/Maxillian%20John%20Charles%20De%20Beke.pdf✓
https://ktp.hu/lelkeszek/in-memoriam/az-1848-49-es-szabadsagharc✓
Pesti Hírlap, 1879-07-23., pp. 6.
Dr. Márki Sándor: Amerika és a magyarság, in.: Földrajzi közlemények 1893., 77.
Pesti Hírlap, 1879-06-06., pp.6.
Vasárnapi Ujság – 1879, 23. szám, pp. 372.
A Hon, 1879-06-04., pp.2.
A Hon, 1879-07-20.
Kende Géza: Magyarok Amerikában, Cleveland, OH, 1927, 74.

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Citation for this entry

Beke Miksa: 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=62 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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