Monument
Statue des Heiligen Stephanus
Von 2 Einheimischen empfohlen
Standort
1-3 Jezsuita lépcső
Budapest
Tipps von Einheimischen
On Trinity Square, you will find the statute of the Holy King First King of Hungary, crowned on 25 December 1000 by the treasured Holy Crown of Hungary. In the history of Hungary, more than 50 kings were crowned with it, up to Charles IV in 1916. As the country’s devout Christian leader, with the support of Pope Sylvester II, St. Stephen followed the footsteps of his father, Géza – the Grand Prince of the Hungarians – and used his reign (1000 - 1038) to unite the Hungarian people as a Christian citizenry, a commitment that often involved fierce punishment to those who refused to accept the king’s faith. Nonetheless, St. Stephen was in power over a peaceful and prosperous period of 40 years
On Trinity Square, you will find the statute of the Holy King First King of Hungary, crowned on 25 December 1000 by the treasured Holy Crown of Hungary. In the history of Hungary, more than 50 kings were crowned with it, up to Charles IV in 1916. As the country’s devout Christian leader, with the su…