Nagycétény

Vir dolorum (Man of Sorrows) statue in Nagyčétény

Sacral small monument

In the middle of the village stands the Vir dolorum statue, which was erected in 1772 and renovated in 1898 by András Vajda and his wife, Borbála Borbély. The statue was last repaired in 1999. On the square high pedestal stands the polychrome statue of the grieving Christ. There ... Read More

Pieta statue in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

At the end of the village, next to the main road, stands the Pieta statue, which was erected in 1757 by Mihály Gunyis, renovated in 1883 by Ferenc Gunyis and his wife, Mária Micsek, and then repaired again in 1919 by János Presinszky and his wife, Rozália Siller. The monument was... Read More

First Hungarian Holy Family sculpture group in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

In the church garden, in front of the side entrance of the church, stands the statue group of the First Hungarian Holy Family, which was erected by the Nagycétény male choir on the occasion of the millencentenary in 1996. The statue group, standing on a square pedestal, depicts K... Read More

Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

Next to the village office stands the baroque stone statue of St. John of Nepomuk on the road, which was erected in 1751, renovated in 1905, and repaired again by the villagers in 1972, with the last repair taking place in 1999. St. John of Nepomuk was a symbol of silence, the pa... Read More

Kopjafa for the 975th anniversary of the death of King St. Stephen

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The memorial, made by local woodcarver Antal Pócsik, was erected in the landscaped area in front of the Catholic church in 2013. Read More

Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Cross) in Nagycetény

Building, structure

The earliest memory of the village is the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sarlós, built in Gothic style in 1304. During the canonical visitation of 1755, attended by Count Antal Révay, Bishop of Esztergom, Canons, and the local priest, László... Read More

The headstone of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom struggle in Nagycétény

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A headstone was erected in Nagycétény in 2014 in honor of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence. It was created by local woodcarver Antal Pócsik. Read More

Churchyard cross in Nagycetény

Sacral small monument

Next to the First Hungarian Holy Family sculpture group, there is a sandstone cross with a sandstone corpus, erected in 1828. This may have been the central cross of the cemetery surrounding the church, which was liquidated in the last century. The cross was renovated in 1999. Read More

Kopjafa for the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Imre and the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The Kútyika women's singing group inaugurated the headstone on November 18, 2007, which was erected on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Imre and the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth. It was created by Antal Pócsik, a woodcarver from Na... Read More

Monument to the victims of World War I and II in Nagyčétény

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

A monument to the local sacrifices of the twentieth century wars was erected in Nagycétény in 1993. The memorial is located in the parkland in front of the church. The work is by sculptor János Nagy. Read More