1st Edition
The Many Lives of a Jesuit, Freemason, and Philanthropist The Story of Töhötöm Nagy
By Éva Petrás
Copyright 2024
306 Pages
by
Central European University Press
The life of Töhötöm Nagy (1908–1979), Jesuit, Mason, and secret service agent, offers fascinating insights into interwar Hungary, the Catholic Church and Vatican diplomacy, Freemasonry, and the activities of communist state security service.
As a young Jesuit Nagy was one of the leaders of a successful Catholic youth movement in interwar Hungary. After World War II he played an important role... Read more
Foreword I. Mother, Dreams Don't Lie... II. Töhötöm Nagy and KALOT III. Either Side of the Front IV. Rome! My One Earthly Love! V. The Third Rome VI. South America - Another Life VII. Töhötöm Nagy and Argentine Freemasonry VIII. The Catholic Church, Freemasons, and Communists IX. Modus VivendiRevisited X. Again in Action: The Three-day Case and Infernal Solitaire XI. Disappearing Clues: Töhötöm Nagy and Hungarian Freemasonry XII. The Last Port of Call, Epilogue and References, Subject Index, Name Index.
Biography
Éva Petrás is a historian, and Senior Research Fellow at the Committee of National Remembrance, in Budapest, Hungary. She has been working on the social policies of the 20th century and on the history of the Hungarian Catholic Church for more than two decades.
