HUNGARY, 1984, he college for which Coronation
Church was the collegiate church is now a Hilton hotel, Scott 2867
1958, beneath the plane's right engine, Scott C200
1985, college and church both visible above the bridge, Scott 2904
HUNGARY, 1984, souvenir sheet and stamp,
Scott 2869
The Parish of Pest-Belvaros, Budapest
HUNGARY, 1964, Scott 1622
On the east side of the river and next to the bridge is the oldest monument in Pest, seen in the landscapes above and faintly visible on this stamp. Built in 1046, it was destroyed during the Mongol invasion, then rebuilt first in a Romanesque and in the 15th century in Gothic style. During the Turk occupation it became a mosque, and passed to the Jesuits in 1702. The Society rebuild the Church between 1725 and 1740 in Baroque style. Can you find the two towers of the inner city parish? Here is a clue: And on the zeppilin souvenir sheet below, the towers are on the far side, between the two suspension bridges.
1977, Scott C392
HUNGARY, 1935, the 3rd centenary of the founding of the University,
Scott 492-497
Cardinal Pazmany founded a Jesuit university in 1635, the first faculty of which was the faculty of theology. There is some confusion about the name of the school. It was founded in Nagyszombat (now Trnava, Slovakia), and so Czechoslovakia honors it as the University of Trnava. At the Suppression in 1773 it passed out of Jesuit hands and moved in 1777 to Buda to become the University of Buda. In 1784 it moved across the Danube and became the University of Pest. From 1921 until 1950 this University of Budapest was known as Peter Pazmany University. In 1950 it was renamed Eötvös Loránd University. In 1950 the original theology faculty separated from the University and, having become a full university itself in 1992, lays claims to the heritage of Cardinal Pazmany by calling itself Peter Pazmany Catholic University. Pázmány's image by Hans Temple shows him between two other Jesuits signing the document that founded the University.
HUNGARY, 1969, the 300th anniversary of the Law Faculty, Scott 1857
HUNGARY, 1971a set of eight flowers for the 2nd centenary of the Botanical
Garden of the University of Budapest, Scott 2089-96
The lowest value portrays Jakab József Winterl (1739-1809), author
of Index horti botanici Universitatis Hungaricae: quae Pestini est
[Index of the Botanical Garden of the University of Hungary at Budpest] who
is not known to have been a Jesuit.
HUNGARY, 1985, 350th anniversary of Eötvös Loránd
University as it is now called, Scott 2917
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, February 5, 1985,
the arms the city of Trnava, Scott 2544
February 6, 1985, the 350th anniversary of the "University of Trnava",
Scott 2546
the first of its many names, to remind the world of where it all began
HUNGARY, 2000, a se-tenant strip of the
history of Hungary includes Pazmany holding the future University of Budapest,
Scott 3724e
HUNGARY,
1973, Scott 2199
Esztergom lies about 30 miles northwest of Budapest. showing the Primatial Basilica and under it near the Danube an old residence of the Society which became first the Palace of the Archbishop Primate, and then two museums. Beside it is a church that also belonged to the Society.
TURKEY, 2002, Our Cultural Heritage, a joint issue of Turkey and Hungary,
Scott 2844
HUNGARY, 2002, Scott 3820
This unusual building stands at the top of the main square of Pécs in southwestern Hungary near the Croatian border. During the Middle Ages, the spot was occupied by a large triple-aisled Gothic church named in honor of St. Bertalan. The Turks, who occupied Pécs in 1543, destroyed the church and used its stones in 1548-1551 to build the mosque of Pasha Gazi Kassim, the largest in Hungary. The Turks were completely expelled from Hungary by 1699, and the mosque was taken over by the Jesuits who added a chapel and sacristy, tore down the Turkish entry and minaret, and turned it back into a Catholic church where they served until the Suppression in 1773. It is still a Catholic church, the Inner City Parish Church, despite its exotic shape, two prayer niches facing Mecca, and atop its cupola an ecumenical symbol: a cross rising above the Turkish crescent moon.