Balony

Wooden cross of Balony

Sacral small monument

The majority of the population in the village of Balony is Roman Catholic. This is why there are two roadside crosses in the village. The year of the older wooden cross is unknown. Read More

Our Lady of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Balonyi

Building, structure

The Roman Catholic church of Balony Sarlós, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was built in 1835 on the site of a thatched chapel consecrated in 1788. It was renovated in the early 1990s. Its polygonal presbytery is covered with a Bohemian barrel vault and its nave with a Prus... Read More

Balonyi Holy Trinity Statue

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Holy Trinity statue in the Balony churchyard, erected in 1838 by Katalin Mátéfi, depicts the Father, the Son (crucified Jesus) and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove on top of a column. Another form of this representation, when the Holy Trinity was depicted in a niche of a... Read More

Balonyi Virgin Mary statue

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue of the Virgin Mary in the churchyard of Balony needs renovation. The inscription on the statue's plaque is completely worn out and difficult to read. Read More

Statue of Saint Wendel in Balony

Sacral small monument

The statue of Saint Vendel in the churchyard of Balony was erected in 1916 by Vendel Kováts Sr. and Jr. and his wife Rozália Kardos out of gratitude, in memory of their survival of the Battle of Lublin in 1914. Read More

Statue of Saint Anthony of Padua in Balonyi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue stands on the edge of the village. The date of its construction is unknown. It was renovated in 2008 by the Balony Municipality. Read More

Balonyi roadside cross (new cross)

Sacral small monument

The new cross was erected in 2007 by Attila Bartalos and his wife Erika. Read More

Balony Calvary

Sacral small monument

The Calvary (the date of which is unfortunately unknown) created in the churchyard of Balony is a visual representation of Christ's suffering. It is a group of objects, which includes three wooden crosses and a representation of the Way of the Cross, and a place presenting 14 sta... Read More

Wooden cross in Balony churchyard

Sacral small monument

The date of the wooden cross in the churchyard of Balony is unknown. The wooden cross is part of the small sacral monuments created in the churchyard. Read More

Balonyi roadside cross (Zsemlye cross)

Sacral small monument

The roadside cross, the so-called Zsemlye Cross, located on the border of the village of Balony, was erected on May 3, 1868, by Péter Zsemlye and his wife Borbála Sebő. Interestingly, it was made by the same stonemason from Győr, Ferenc Réthi, who made the grave of Alajos Színi S... Read More