The Reconstruction of Pannonhalma: Archaism in 13th-Century Hungary

Béla Zsolt Szakács*

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The first Benedictine monastery in Hungary was founded at Pannonhalma by the Hungarian king and saint, Stephen, around 1000. Being a royal abbey, it played a crucial role in the history of Hungarian monasticism, and was at the centre of an early-16th-century monastic reform, when it became the leader of the Hungarian Benedictine congregation. The prestigious early date of its foundation, its relation to St Stephen, first king of Hungary, and its glorious past were all emphasized in its architectural renewals, as during the restoration of 1700, when an original Romanesque ported was not only restored, but new ones were created.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRomanesque and the Past
Subtitle of host publicationRetrospection in the Art and Architecture of Romanesque Europe
EditorsJohn McNeill, Richard Plant
Place of PublicationLeeds
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages171-180
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781003580355
ISBN (Print)9781909662100
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

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