Priory Benedictine Monks

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  Fr. Martin Mager O.S.B.

  Date of Birth: August, 1934

  Place of Birth: Newark, NJ

  Date of Profession: 1959

  Date of Ordination: 1963

  Education: B.A. St. Anselm College, M.A. Columbia University

  Family: Two sisters

  Joined the Priory monastic community: August 1, 1975

  
  
  Brief history of work with the Priory:

  • Reigning Superior of Monastic Community
  • Director of College Counseling- 25 years
  • Chaplain- 31 years
  • Teacher (Social Justice, Ethics, Art, Photography)- 31 years
  • Director of Alumni Affairs- 6 years
  • Board of Trustees as a Director
  • Dorm Housemaster- 14 years
  • Monastic sub-prior or Superior- 30 years
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  Fr. Matthew Leavy O.S.B.

  Date of Birth: April, 1950

  Place of Birth: Bronx, NY

  Date of Profession: 1970

  Date of Ordination: 1975

  Education: B.A. St. Alberts College, MDiv. St. Alberts College, M.A., Ph.D. Duquesne

  Family: Relatives in New York Area

  Joined the Priory monastic community: May 27, 1968-1977, August 24, 2018

  
  
  Brief history of work with the Priory:

  • Teacher (Religion, French)
  • Treasurer
  • Dorm Housemaster
  • Board of Trustee as a Director
  • Abbot emeritus and Chancellor of St. Anselm Abbey
  • Associate Chaplain
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  Fr. Maurus Nemeth O.S.B.

  Date of Birth: December, 1937

  Place of Birth: Hahot, Hungary

  Date of Profession: 1966

  Date of Ordination: 1972

  Education: B.A. St. John's University, Collegeville, MN
  MDiv. St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, CA

  Family: Immediate Family: One sister, two nephews and their families- live in Hungary and a large extended family- all live in Hungary.

  Joined the Priory monastic community: August 1963

  
  Brief history of work with the Priory:

  • 1963-68: College work and Novitiate in St. John's Abbey and University
  • 1968-69: Teaching in the Priory full time
  • 1969-72: Theology studies in St. Patrick Seminary
  • 1972: Ordained to the Priesthood
  • 1968-75: Housemaster in the Junior Dormitory
  • 1972-2004: Full time Biology teacher; 2004- present part time AP Biology teacher
  • 1975-2006: Head of the Science Department
  • 1971-86: Treasurer, Business Manager, Foodservice Manager, Maintenance Director
  • 1980-2000: School Bus Driver
  • 1994-Present: Pastor of the Hungarian Catholic Mission