Mércse, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mircsa (Мирча), Ukraine — September 7, 1913
Death data:
USA — December 1973
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Csehszlovákia, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — August 16, 1936
Place of burial:
Saint Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum
Colonia, NJ, USA
Other name used:
Medvigy Gusztáv, Rev Augustine Medvigy
Biographical data
His father was Bazil Medvigy, and his mother was Anna Szuchányi. His wife was Ligia Mária Petronella Dudinszky, and they had two children. Some sources list his first name as Gusztáv. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On August 16, 1936, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Sándor Sztojka of Munkács. In 1945, he fled to the United States to escape Soviet reprisals.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1936
1938
Munkács, Csehszlovákia
Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
assistant pastor
1938
1939
Ungvár, Csehszlovákia
Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine
religious educator
1939
1942
Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Chief Chaplain of the Camp, with the rank of major
Medvigy Ágoston: 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=723 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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