The 250-year-old Mary's Chapel in Visegrád was renovated by private efforts

The church still plays an important role in fostering real relationships and keeping communities together, said the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation on Sunday in Visegrád, on the occasion of the handover of the renovated 250-year-old Mary's Chapel.

Eszter Vitályos explained that while churches in Western countries are being closed and converted to different uses in an unworthy manner, in our country new churches are being built and many of the old ones are being restored. In the course of these works, the power of faith and value-creating cooperation is confirmed.

The state secretary reminded that the Visegrád countries (V4) signed a cooperation agreement near the recently renovated chapel, and that this community can still play an important role in the arena of international politics.

Eszter Vitályos pointed out that the chapel also symbolizes the efforts of the V4, albeit to a different extent, to preserve Christian values ​​in Europe.

The restoration of the baroque chapel was initiated by the Council of Human Dignity and the secretary general of the organization, Miklós Szunai, paid for it from his private wealth. The chapel on the banks of the Danube was built by the Swabians who settled in Visegrád in the 1700s after the Turkish rule, during which time, for example, Emperor and King Franz Joseph visited here in 1897, who attended mass here with his wife Queen Elizabeth.

The condition of the chapel has deteriorated over the past decades, and this has now been restored by private efforts.

MTI

Featured image: The renovated 250-year-old Mary's Chapel in Visegrád on the inauguration day, September 10, 2023. The restoration of the baroque chapel was initiated by the Council of Human Dignity and the secretary general of the organization, Miklós Szunai, paid for it from his private wealth. Photo: MTI/Zoltán Balogh