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Kopcsányi-Nozdrovicky's Lourdes Relic

Sacral small monument

The Kopcsányi-Nozdrovicky Lourdes monument was consecrated in the courtyard of house number 84 in 2012. It was erected by Róbert Kopcsányi and his wife, Katalin Nozdrovicky. It is not a Lourdes grotto in the strict sense of the word, but it is also called that here. In fact, a sn... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk

Sacral small monument

The statue of St. John of Nepomuk stands on the bank of the stream flowing through the village, in the garden of the new church. The small figure placed on a high pedestal has an upright posture, with his face looking into the distance. The sandstone (18th?) 19th century work is ... Read More

Hungary's first railway tunnel

Building, structure

The railway line between Bratislava and Marchegg and the tunnel on it were opened to traffic in 1848. One of the passengers on the first train to leave described his experiences: "Our train left the station at half past five and, like slow lightning, we passed through the tunnel ... Read More

St. Elizabeth's Church of the Árpád House

Building, structure

The Grössling Street Gymnasium, the parish, and last but not least the Blue Church dedicated to Saint Elizabeth are among the most beautiful examples of the attempt to create a Hungarian national style that originated from Art Nouveau. ; According to the original plans, only a sm... Read More

The grave of Mrs. József Hizsa

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

A confession of love and tragedy, it proclaims the complaint of a father and husband stricken with grief: With the most beautiful dreams of ten months of the happiest marriage, my beloved wife, Mrs. József Hizsa 1886. 8. 5. - 1910. 9. 10. and her son, József 1910. 9. 2. - 1910. 9... Read More

The grave of Jacint Rónay

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

János Jácint Rónay (Leitzinger until 1848) (Székesfehérvár, May 13, 1814 – Bratislava, April 17, 1889) was the grand provost of Bratislava, elected bishop of Szkodár, a real inner privy councilor, Benedictine teacher, natural scientist, writer, member of the Hungarian Academy of ... Read More

Grave of Pál Slemenits

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Pál Szlemenics, a legal writer, was born in Kecskemét on January 22, 1783. He completed his secondary school studies in his hometown and in Pest, philosophy and theology in Vác, as a cadet priest of the episcopal county there, and law at the Royal University of Pest under the tea... Read More

The central cross of the old part of the Great Cemetery

Sacral small monument

The central cross of the old part of the Great Cemetery, and its single-step column, stands on a concrete pedestal, with a white marble plaque with the following dedication: “Have mercy on Jesus / I believe in the resurrection and / eternal life”. The column head shows a straight... Read More

The new central cross of the Great Cemetery

Sacral small monument

The rectangular column of the central cross of the Great Cemetery (new part) stands on a three-step concrete base, with this dedication on a black marble tablet: "Give, O Lord, eternal rest / to the faithful departed / and may eternal light / shine upon them / 1967". Above the de... Read More

Orphan's waiting

Postcard

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