Celebratin 20th of August

Körmenet

The most important relic of Christian Hungarian statehood, King Stephen’s mummified right hand, is kept in the Chapel of the “Holy Right Hand” (Szent Jobb-kápolna) located behind the sanctuary in the St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest. Every year, on 20th August, the relic is taken in a magnificent procession around the downtown streets close to the basilica. These priests on the photo are leaving the basilica for the event.

Church at the Bakáts square

Church

The church at the Bakáts square in the IXth district of Budapest.

Our virtual excursion to Greenville and to Barcelona:

Greenville Daily Photo

Barcelona Photoblog

Church at the Rózsák tere

Rózsák tere

The church of the Rózsák tere was designed by Imre Steindl in 1892. Steindl was one of the most famous architect at that time, he designed the Parliament Building, too. The church was serving the inhabitants of Erzsébetváros (Elizabeth town) which is the VII. district of Budapest.

See more photos here.

Serbian church

Church in Budapest

The first version of the Serbian Church was built by refugees that ran away from ottoman turks in 1698. That church got demolished and the recent version was built in 1733 designed by András Mayerhoffer from Salzburg.

Belvárosi Plébániatemplom

Budapest

I have no idea how to say the name of this church in English. Anyway this one is the oldest church in Pest, built in the XIIth Century. The sculptures are St. Kinga and St Hedvig.

Right before raining

Budapest - Szt. István Bazilika

Yesterday was the first day when I went to the city in a single t-shirt and in a short. Of course it was raining. The photo was taken at the St. Stephen Bazilika just right before the raining has started.

Church of Máriaremete

Church of Máriaremete

The Church of Máriaremete is the center of one of the living christian community in Budapest. We live not far from here and just had a walk in the early spring mood to the area.

Jesuits’ church

Roofs of Budapest

Above the roof of the VIIIth district you can see the church of the Jesuits in the Maria street. They have several buildings (schools, churches etc.) in this area.