<diacritize> I was born on December 26 , 1919 , to Greek - Catholic parents in the village of Sajoszentpeter , Hungary , some 100 miles 160 km east of Budapest . <yor>I was born on December 26 , 1919 , to Greek - Catholic parents in the village of Sajószentpéter , Hungary , some 100 miles 160 km east of Budapest . 