He attended high school and seminar in Szombathely. He was ordained a priest on July 2, 1899. From 1909 to 1913 as well as between 1928 and 1930 he was a parish priest in Alsószölnök. He is buried there. He has written articles and edited books in Slovenian dialects of Prekmurje. In 1910, he founded the Heart of Jesus Society in Alsószölnök, in 1912 he restored the church and the parsonage, and the bell tower in 1928.