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Lyro Ignác SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Sziklavárhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hradište, Slovakia — May 17, 1717
Death data:: Komotau, Cseh királyság, currently Chomutov, Czechia — 1773 after
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest

Biographical data

He entered the order in 1729 or 1739. He arrived in South America around 1750 as a Jesuit missionary. He worked in Quito, Ecuador, where, in addition to his missionary work, he primarily conducted geographical research. He devoted much of his attention to the geographical conditions of Peru and Ecuador. After the dissolution of the order, he returned to Europe. His name does not appear in the register of Hungarian Jesuits.

Foreign service locations

From	Place	Current name, country	Position
1750 circa	Peru		missionary
1750 circa	Ecuador
1773 circa	Komotau, Cseh Királyság	Chomutov, Czechia	nurse

Literary activity

Brief I. L. an seine Brüder. Quito, 1757.

Life timeline

Birth

May 17, 1717

Sziklavárhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hradište, Slovakia

Service abroad

1750

Peru

missionary

Service abroad

1750

Ecuador

Service abroad

1773

Komotau, Cseh Királyság, currently Chomutov, Czechia

nurse

Death

1773

Komotau, Cseh királyság, currently Chomutov, Czechia

Sources

MIKLÓSHÁZY Attila SJ.: Vázlatok és adalékok a külföldi római katolikus magyar lelkipásztorkodás történetéhez, MEV 13., 2001/1–2.;
MKL: Lyro;
Lacza Tihamér: Magyar jezsuiták Latin-Amerikában, in: https://forumszemle.eu/2016/06/02/lacza-tihamer-magyar-jezsuitak-latin-amerikaban-ii-resz/
Bartusz-Dobosi László: Magyar jezsuiták a XVII-XVIII. századi Latin-Amerikában, in: https://www.tavlatok.hu/83/83centenarium.htm

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Citation for this entry

Lyro Ignác SJ: 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=675 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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