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Széchenyi Square

We kindly invite you for a pleasant stroll setting off from one of the most attractive and largest squares of Central Europe, Széchenyi tér shaded by tree rarities and adorned by sculptures of artistic works. On the side closer to the River Tisza one can see the Carrara white marble statue of István Széchenyi, the next is the bronze statue of the Tisza-regulator, Pál Vásárhelyi, which holds the marble plaque indicating the high water level of 1970, inserted into its base. The third statue in the line depicts Lajos Tisza by János Fadrusz and Ferenc Deák by György Zala as the fourth. On the other side of the square in front of the City Hall are situated the symbolic groups of The Blessing and The Devastating River Tisza made of bronze. The next statue depicts Kuno Klebelsberg by Miklós Melocco and the last sculpture in the square is the couple of Saint Stephen and his queen, Gisella by Sándor Kligl. Among the buildings around the square the Hotel Tisza is worth mentioning which is a literary, historical and artistic memorial place visited by a number of writers, poets and composers in the past. On the western side of the square next to the City Hall stands the classical style Zsótér House built by the famous Zsótér merchant family.

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Klauzál Square

From Széchenyi tér we arrive at Klauzál tér through Kárász utca which is the thoroughfare of Szeged and decorated by the “Greeting” statues by Péter
Párkányi who welcome visitors to the city which radiates cheerful festival atmosphere from early spring to late autumn. At the Dugonics tér end of Kárász utca is situated the statue group of “Street Music” by Sándor Kligl. In the middle of the Mediterranian-inspired Klauzál tér stands the first full-size full-figure statue of Lajos Kossuth. On the ground floor of the New Zsótér House situated around the square is the “Virág” Cake Shop the favourite gathering place of Szeged citizens and visitors. The classical style Kárász House on the square is another building of great importance from its balcony Lajos Kossuth delivered his last speech in Hungary before his exile in 1849. Franz Joseph stayed in the building in 1857 during his visit in Szeged. The other splendid ornament of this square is the Well of Kings by Klára Tóbiás.

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Dugonics Square

Preceding the great flood of 1879 a wheat market was held in Dugonics tér where we find now the statue of the name giving András Dugonics (Miklós Izsó) holding a book in his hands titled “Etelka”, written by him as the first novel in Hungarian. At Dugonics tér 2. there is the romantic style Vajda House where the Italian Institute and the Tourinform Office opened their gates. The principal building around the square is the early eclectic palace of the central university, which originally was built as a secondary school. In 1921 the Kolozsvár University of Science moved here. This is the place where
Professor Antal Horger dismissed Attila József, the poet from the university for his poem “With all my heart” published in the Szeged Paper. The poet’s bronze statue by Imre Varga is situated in the square, where a number of cultural events are held including craftsmen’s fairs organised several times during the year. We continue our walk from Dugonics tér through Arpád tér to Aradi Vértanúk tere.

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Arad Martyrs Square

The equestrian statue of Ferenc Rákóczi II. by György Vastagh jr. and the Memorial Column to the Battle of Szôreg are situated on the square. Names of the thirteen generals who died martyr deaths at Arad are listed on a marble plaque placed at the foot of the Memorial. In an attractive early eclectic building situated on the side from the direction of the River Tisza there is the world famous Bolyai Institute. In the building, which formerly was the Piarist Grammar School and friary, Gyula Juhász a poet of Szeged also studied. In Rerrich Béla tér situated behind the building there is a replica depicting St George the Dragon slayer by the Kolozsvári brothers. On the other side of the square there is a memorial statue to 1956 by Miklós Melocco. The Heroes’ Gate erected in honour of the soldiers who died during the First World World, connects Boldogasszony sgt. and Aradi Vértanúk tere. On the arch of the Gate we find a fresco by Vilmos Aba-Novák where besides the patron saints of Saint George and Saint Borbála and the crucifix holders the painter himself is also among the depicted figures. Under the main arch is the figure of Christ resurrected, the chorus of angels surrounds him with trumpets, waiting for the moment of the Last Judgement. This is the same place where Miklós Horthy marched in to Szeged in front of the National Army on March 18, 1920, on the same avenue where the Gate is located. The square is bordered by the Bishop’s Palace and university buildings on the side of the Dóm tér. We can walk to Dóm tér through a gate from Aradi Vértanúk tere.

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Musical Clock

One of the specialities of the square is the musical clock as a symbol of mediaeval universities built in the wall of the square’s building opposite to the main entrance of the Cathedral. The clock, unique in Hungary is by Ferenc Csúri Szeged clockmaker and its figures are by József Kulai woodcarver. On the doors of the ornamented clock the eminencies of the university council come out and graduating students walk around at every hour, modelled after Kuno Klebelsberg, András Dugonics, Kelemen Mikes, Ferenc Kazincy, Sándor Petôfi, István Vedres and others. It was in 1936 when for the first time the musical clock played its tunes during the Open Air Festival.

Church History Museum • Dóm tér 5.
Tel.: +36-62/420-953
Open: 1st Apr-31st Oct Tu-Sun: 10am-6pm,
Closed: on Mondays 1st Nov-31st March,
Tue-Sun: 10am-4pm, Closed: on Mondays

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Tisza

Tisza is the most Hungarian river. It originates in the Eastern Carpatian mountains where the two branches – White Tisza and Black Tisza – are united. In its Hungarian stretch, the river carries on mainly with a medium reach flow, which creates enormous bends and curves. The water hurls against the hollow side of the Tisza’s bend and the current underwashes the bank, depositing the alluvium on the other side, building from it barrier-like embankments, which then form rows of curves and are called zone shoals. Curving its way through the Great Plains of Hungary, it used to rule huge areas of land until the regulation of the riverways began in 1840. Following Count Istvan Szechenyi’s initiative, architect Pál Vásárhelyi prepared the plans after proper and sufficient preliminary studies. The earlier great flood at Szeged on March 12, 1879, had several significant causes, and that flood lead to eventually totally destroying the city. Today’s modern city plan, with boulevards and avenues, is the outcome of that great flood of the River Tisza. The River Tisza and the city of Szeged are inseparable. From spring to autumn, the water and the riverbanks are populated by lovers of the river: fishermen, rowers and beach lovers. Fishermen’s inns offer fish from the Tisza with their fish specialty dishes.

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Stefánia

During our stroll we can take a pleasant rest under the shades of the trees of Stefánia, named officially as the Castle Garden situated behind the Museum. Among the tree rarities we can find the castle ruins, the former Maria Theresa Gate. The conquering Hungarians already built an earthwork here, which was ruined by the Tartars and reconstructed and strengthened with a stone wall by Béla IV. He also constructed a palace on the site of a former roman post where later not less personalities stayed then Carl Robert, Sigismund, Albert, Ulászló I., János and Matthias Hunyadi. In 1444 the Szeged peace treaty was signed with the Turks in the castle and in 1456 from here started off Hunyadi his troupes to the siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade). The Turkish occupied it in 1543, and the Christian troops liberated it after 143 years of oppression in 1686. The fortress character of the castle was terminated by Joseph II. and was turned into a prison afterwards. Due to its huge size it was demolished after the flood between 1880-1882 and in its remnants a restaurant and a kiosk functioned until 1959. Since then after a restoration it has been housing the town history exhibition of the museum, which now is temporarily closed because excavations are being carried out on the premises. Some years ago a wish of the Szeged citizens met success and the Carrara marble statue of Queen Elisabeth by Miklós Ligeti got a deserved place after hiding in the garden of the castle museum for many years.

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City Hall

The neo-baroque style City Hall is among the eclectic palaces embracing Széchenyi tér. Its foundation stone was laid down in 1799 designed and built by István Vedres and János Schwörtz. In 1883, it was redone after damaged by flood on the original foundation into a new one-storey building by Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos. The City Hall is connected with the “Bridge of Sighs”, to the neighbouring council house, which was constructed for the King-days in 1883, when Franz Joseph took a visit in the city reconstructed after the great flood of 1879. The lodgings of the King and his companion were divided between the two buildings, so thus a closed bridge was constructed to create an easy access between them. Coloured window glasses ornament the staircase on one of which the famous saying, thought by Franz Joseph; can be read “Szeged will be more splendid than it has ever been before!” Oil paintings decorate the council hall and the ceiling fresco is by Zsigmond Vajda. In summer the charming courtyard of the Town Hall is the venue of chamber concerts held within the “Musical Court” events and prose performances are also held under the name of “City Hall Evenings.”

Information:
Tel.: +36-62/564-183

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Pick Salami and Szeged Paprika Museum

Admission:
Adult: 980 HUF, children, students, pensioners: 740 HUF
10% discount for groups and families.
Groups are accepted from Tuesday to Saturday between 10.00 and 18.00 with prior arrangement.
Permanent exhibitions: The history of Pick Salami and Paprika of Szeged.

Address: Felsõ Tisza-part 10.
Tel.: +36-20/980-8000
www.pickmuzeum.hu
Open: Tue-Sat 15.00-18.00

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Reök Palace

At the corner of Tisza Lajos krt. and Kölcsey utca is situated the Reök Palace, a typical sample of the so called “Ungarischer Jugendstill” designed and constructed by Ede Magyar in 1907. The designer, who died at young age, spent his barely eight-year of working period in Szeged. He travelled across the essential artistic centres of Europe and returning home, entrusted by the
engineer, Iván Reök he designed the Reök Palace using his experiences. On the facade of the building and in its staircase uniquely beautiful sylised wrote-iron flower catch the viewers’ eyes made by Pál Fekete after Ede Magyar’s drawings.
This typical Spanish Antoni Gaudi type building is among the most attractive ones of this style in Europe. The Szeged citizens call the building simply “The Horse’s Rump” because it stands behind an equestrian hussar statue erected in honour of the heroes of the First World War. We continue our stroll from here to Dugonics tér.

Information:
Tisza Lajos krt. 56.
Tel.: +36-62/541-205, 541-209
Fax: +36-62/541-206
e-mail: jegyrendeles@reok.hu
www.reok.hu

Gallery open: Tue-Sun: 10.00-18.00

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Dóm

In its size Dóm tér is exactly the same as Saint Mark Square in Venice, 12.000 m2 and is the venue of the internationally known Szeged Open Air Festival held first in 1931 and also houses the National Pantheon inspirited by Kuno Klebelsberg the first Hungarian Minister of Religion and Education. The National Pantheon, placed under the arcades of the homogeneous northern European style, red clinker brick buildings includes the statues and low-reliefs of all the Hungarian eminencies of history, literature, arts and natural sciences. On the plaza stands the oldest historic monument of the city: the Saint Demetrius Tower. Its foundation is from the 11th century, its lower, square-like roman style part and its upper, early gothic levels are from the 13th century. Carved stones from the roman-era and saved from the demolished castle are included in the orders of arches of the doorway and its spandrel holds the oldest sculptural monument of the city, the copy of the 12th century Stone Lamb. The wrought iron door, the artwork of smith master János Bille, the “Door of Life”, shows the various moments in life through Christian symbols. After the great flood of 1879 the municipal board made a vow to erect a monumental Votive Church, which is now a cathedral decorated with numerous mosaics, statues and low-reliefs inside and outside. Europe’s third largest church organ with 9,040 pipes is in the Cathedral. One of the most remarkable artistic work among the inside statues is “Christ on the Cross” by János Fadrusz who won Grand Prix in Paris in 1900. Another curiosity is on the ceiling of the sanctuary where Maria is depicted dressed in shepherd’s felt cloak and Szeged slippers in mosaics. In the crypt of the Cathedral eminent clerical personalities are buried. Coming out from the Cathedral and walking to the Dóm tér we find several research institutions in the surrounding buildings including the biochemistry institute where in 1937 Albert Szent-Györgyi received Noble Prize for Medicine for his research work carried out here.

Information:
Tel.:  +36-62/420-932 (extension: 134)
E-mail: katz.edina@theol.u-szeged.hu

Parish:
Tel.: +36-62/420-157
E-mail: info@dom.szeged.hu

The church can be visited from Monday to Sunday: 08.00-17.00 except for masses and ceremonies.
Admission is for free.

Admission fee for the tower: 650 HUF/adult, 400 HUF/students, pensioners. 10% discount for groups with more than 20 members, 20% discount for groups with more than 50 members.

Admission fee for the crypt: 200 HUF/person

Touris guide in Hungarian, English, German and French can be organized wit prior arrangement for 5300 HUF/group.

Mass: Monday-Saturday 07.00 and 18.00, Sunday 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 18.00. Mass in English in Dömötör chapel on Sundays at 17.00.

On Sundays in school period youth mass in the crypt at 20.00.

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Serbian Orthodox Church

On the northern side of Dóm tér is situated the Serbian Orthodox Church. This beautiful baroque construction was erected in honour of Saint Nicholas in 1778. The strongly articulated main parapet, the arched tympanum and the wall vases are worth attention. The Serbs came to Szeged first during the Turkish period in the 16th century, and later in the 18th and 19th centuries they played an important role in the commercial life of Szeged settling down mainly in the most ancient part of the city, in the Plank and in fewer number in Upper-town as well. Entering inside the church a mystical atmosphere captivates visitors and the iconostasion embellished richly with gold by János Popovics immediately strikes the eyes. No wonder this is one of the most beautiful works of this kind in the country. The icons with their baroque influence, the smell of the fuming incense and the candlelight all contribute to the special mystical atmosphere. The pope living in the house opposite to the church is only too happy to show the church to inquirers all year round. The Somogyi Library is also on Dóm tér, housing the Csongrád County Archives including the founder Károly Somogyi’s monumental book collection and the municipal library.

Information: +36-30/484-8778
The church can only be visited with prior arrangement.

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Black House

The Szeged Academy Committee is situated at the corner of Somogyi and Oskola utca representing the most beautiful memento of classical style in Szeged built under the designs by József Hild in 1868 and originally functioned as the first Hotel Hungária of Szeged. Walking in Somogyi utca we arrive at romantic english style Black House decorated with a corner balcony. It has got its name after its earlier dark grey colour. In 1857 it was originally constructed as a civic-commercial house based on the designs by Károly Gerster. Between 1860-1865 it housed the town centre casino, but for many decades it has been functioning as the exhibition venue for the historical department of the Ferenc Móra Museum housing several temporary exhibitions.

Information:
6720 Szeged, Somogyi utca 13.

Tel.: +36-62/425-872
Open: 10.00-17.00, closed on Mondays

Admission:

Adult: 400 HUF
Student, pensioners under 70: 200 HUF
Museum pedagogy activity: 300 HUF
Student group from 10 members: 100 HUF/person
Family ticket (up to 5 persons, 2 parents +3 children): 700 HUF
Walking ticket (valid in the exhibition places of Csongrád County Local Government Museums in Szeged):
Adult: 1.700 HUF
Student, pensioners under  70: 800 HUF
Family ticket: 2.500 HUF

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Ferenc Móra Museum

Walking through Oskola utca departing from Dóm tér we arrive at Roosevelt tér where fish market was held until the 1950s. On the River Tisza side of the square stands the statue of Gyula Juhász watching engrossed his beloved river. The Belvárosi híd was reconstructed in 1948 on the site of a former bridge designed by János Feketeházy and constructed by the Eiffel Company. Walking further under the bridge we arrive at the statue of Ferenc Móra with a peasant figure, Mátyás sitting next to him on a sheaf who is the primary character of the novel “Songs about the Wheat Fields” by Móra. Opposite to the Móra statue there is the sculpture of the former museum director István Tömörkény and opposite to the Museum alongside the bridge foot stands the statue depicting Kálmán Mikszáth. The Ferenc Móra Museum
dominates the square built in neo classic style in 1896 - “TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION” - how it is inscribed in the tympanum lying on Corinthian pillars. Right up to the staircase stands the bust of János Reizner a former director of the Museum. In front of the two outermost pillars Homers and Socrates stand while on the two sides of the entrance door Cleo and Eutherpe face us. Among the permanent exhibitions of the museum we find the Móra Memorial Room, the exhibition entitled “They called themselves Avars” an archaeology material from the age of migration, Ferenc Lucs’ s painting collection, and the folk art of Csongrád County exhibition.

Information:

6720 Szeged, Roosevelt tér 1-3.
Tel: +36-62/549-040 Fax: +36-62/549-049
e-mail: info@mfm.u-szeged.hu
Open from Tuesday to Sunday:  10.00-17.00

Admission:

Adult: 700 HUF
Student, pensioner under 70: 400 HUF
Museum pedagogy activity: 400 HUF/person with admission incl.
Student group from 10 people: 200 HUF/person
Family ticket:  (up to 5 people, 2 parents and 3 children): 1.200 HUF
Guide: 4000 HUF
Combination ticket  (valid for all exhibition places of the Csongrád County Government Museum in Szeged):
Adult: 1.700 HUF
Student, pensioner under 70: 800 HUF
Family ticket: 2.500 HUF

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Kass Hotel

At the meeting point of Dózsa Görgy utca and Stefánia Park stands the former Kass Hotel, constructed by the grandfather of the famous graphic artist János Kass in 1897. The building functioned as a luxury-furnished café, restaurant and hotel. During the economic recession the family sold the building to a joint stock company, which reopened the hotel in 1934 under the name of Hungaria. When the new, already third Hotel Hungaria was opened in 1977 the Kass Hotel closed its gates which have not been opened ever since. In front of the building stands the statue of the noted song
composer and musician Pista Dankó by Ede Margó.

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Szeged National Theatre

Opposite to the Kass Hotel can be seen the obtruding lovely building of the Szeged National Theatre, which just like the Budapest Víg Theatre was constructed by the famous Viennese theatre builder and designer company Hellmer and Fellner in eclectic neo Baroque style. It opened in 1883 and burned out in 1885, but a year later in 1886 it could open again. The facade of the theatre is ornamented by the statues of Ferenc Erkel and József Katona by Antal Tápai. The ceiling frescoes inside are by Zsigmond Vajda. We have to mention the names of some great actors and actresses who performed on stage here; like Sári Fedák, Gyula Hegedûs, Tivadar Bilicsi, Pál Jávor, Lili Neményi, Antal Páger, Margit Dayka and among the outstanding personalities of the opera genre József Simándy, Erzsébet Komlóssy and many others. The theatre now provides performances in the genres of drama, opera and ballet.

Mátyás Varga Theatre History Collection
Bécsi krt. 11/a. Tel.: +36-62/421-948
The museum is closed due to renovation.

Szeged National Theatre Ticket Office:
6720 Szeged, Stefánia 6.
Tel.: +36-62/554-714, 715, 716
Fax: +36-62/554-711
E-mail: ticket@szinhaz.szeged.hu
www.nemzetiszinhaz.szeged.hu
Open:Monday-Friday: 10.00-17.00, Saturday: 10.00-12.00

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Gróf Palace

At the corner of Tisza Lajos körút and Takaréktár utca we can find the Gróf Palace. The Gróf Palace was named after Dr. Árpád Gróf, who ordered the building, a citizen with a law degree without everyday money problems, since he held several very important positions: he was the city’s attorney general and the head of the cabinet council, to mention just a couple. During the construction of the building he formulated who he intends his palace for on the Tisza Lajos körút: for “modern professionals or officials at certain career level positions, who are well situated and able to afford high rent.” The building was designed by Ferenc J. Raichl, and was built between 1912-1913, completed in only 13 months. The building on the ground lot surrounded by three streets became a rather elegant, three-storey structure. In creating the building style, the architect combined the secessionist aspirations with the rich traditions of Hungarian and Eastern ornamental styles. The mass of the building is framed on two sides by slender towers, held up by two pillars, proudly supporting their carefully formed spires. The main front of the building is extremely multifarious and has an interesting rhythm of forms by the alternating protruding semi-circular and long balconies. The animation of the different planes is fortified by the variety of the banisters of the balconies.The side fronts are much simpler compared to the main front. The frontal ornamentation of gold and blue mosaic creates a rich Oriental effect, especially in the ornamental elements and peacock motifs used on the second floor’s balconies in the wall space. The Hungarian-inspired motifs come alive in the protuberant glazed ceramics. We can observe extremely fine workmanship in the doors and doorways, stairwell and dormer windows, as well as the wrought iron railings and plant holders.

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Protestant church

The citizens of Szeged regard the Protestant church with the cockerel as a great example of the reconstruction and the co-operation after the flood. The place of the church was chosen following the recommendation of Lajos Tisza, the royal commissioner of the reconstruction and the plot was given free of charge to the church. It was designed by Frigyes Schulek and its realisation was directed by Gregersen Guilbrandt, a Norwegian builder and a protestant himself, who undertook to fill up the plot found too deep up to 2 meters on his own costs. It was inaugurated on 25 May 1884. On the plot forming a triangle with sides of various length, Schulek designed a church whose layout resembled a clover with three leaves in angles of 120° with one another. The Lord’s table, one of the most important parts of protestant churches, was put into the geometrical centre of the building to emphasize its importance. The pulpit was placed at the side because it is practical to lean it against a wall or a pillar. The gables and the spires of the neo-gothic building made of klinker bricks radiate majesty in spite of their modest size and they form a perfect harmony from the point of architecture. Near the church we can find the Protestant Palace, which shows a rather new style characteristic of the times almost 30 years later. This excellent piece of artwork by Ede Magyar was designed in eclectic – art nouveau style in 1911. The palace covers the pentagon plot with its wings arranged around three yards. The statues found above the entrance form children singing and studying. On the upper part of both facades we can discover the mosaics of sowing and harvesting.

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Anna Bath

The steam bath, as the local people call it, opened its gates on 6 September, 1896. It was designed by Antal Steinhardt and Adolf Lang in eclectic style with features characteristic of Turkish baths (i.e. cupolas and the intimate interior parts). The symmetry of the 117 m long building was given by the separate baths for women and men. In 1927 the artesian water was replaced with thermal and medicinal water. Following several reconstructions, the latest was finished in 2004, when the symmetry is already given by the medicinal and wellness baths. The previous one is preferred by the senior generation, the latter one – by the junior generation. The courtyard with its Mediterranean atmosphere hosts open-air theatre performances in summer.

Information:

6720 Szeged, Tisza L. krt. 24.
E-mail: info@szegedifurdok.hu
Tel.: +36-62/553-330

Anna Bath Medical Department

Tel.: +36-62/553-333

Open:
Monday - Friday: 06.00 - 20.00
Saturday - Sunday: 06.00 - 20.00

Night Bath: Monday-Friday: 21.00-24.00

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Alsóvárosi Church

(Lower city) – in the center of the youngest and most modern city of the Southern Plains of Hungary stands a 500 year-old group of buildings: a Franciscan church and monastery. The church was built in several periods, likely using the materials of an earlier church building, to be completed in 1503. The master of the construction was probably Frater Johannes, who was suspected to be the master in the great buildings in Visegrád, who built the Presbytarian church in Farkas Street, Kolozsvár, as well as the Presbytarian and Minorite churches in Nyírbátor in the end of 15th centuryearly 16th century style of late Gothic.There are two icons of Maria in the Franciscan church of Alsóváros. One of the icons has been placed in the baroque main altar, made in 1713 by Antal Graf monk sculptor. The other icon is the Black Maria, whose predecessor can be found in Czestochowa, Poland: the legend of the original picture says that Apostle Saint Luke painted the original in Maria’s house in Nazareth, then it was found by Elaine (mother of Constantin), together with the Cross of Christ and had taken them to Constantinaple. It came into the property of the Anjou House through multiple transfers, so that eventually Louis the Great, the King of Poland, bestowed it upon the Paulite monks of Jasna Gora. The patronal festival of Alsóvárosi Church is the day of Snowy Blessed Virgin, so every year, thousands go to the church on 5 August to pray for assistance and comfort.

Information:
Address: Mátyás tér
Tel. : +36-62/442-384