Although the Jesuits have been in Hungary since 1561, the independent province of Hungary was not created until 1909. Prior to that it was part of the Austrian Jesuit Province.
2009 was the occasion for a celebration of the centenary of the Hungarian Province and it was marked with a special Philatelic Exhibition in September of that year.
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The postal card to the left shows the main altar of the Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart in Budapest, in typical neo-romantic gothic style.
Fr. Jakab Bús, SJ (1861-1935) was the first Provincial of the Hungarian Province.
Also shown are details of the Rose Window for the Church, an outside view of the Chuch, the Church organ, and at the bottom the logo of the Centenary Celebration.
Postal card (reverse of the above image) showing the image of the Madonna Della Strada venerated within the Church as the imprinted stamp, as well as the special cancel for the occasion.
A post card to commemorate 400 years of Jesuits in Hungary showing Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart in Budapest, the image of the Madonna Della Strada and another of Our Lady inspiring St. Ignatius at Manresa, both paintings by Feszty Masa.
Hungary's Christmas (Karácsony) stamp issued 15 October 2009
bears the same as the postal card and personalized label
A lettered mailed from the special PO showing the special show cancel and a personalized label on the stamp - the image of Our Lady contained within the Jesuit church.
One half of the exhibition — 12 stamp showcases of Jesuit stamps
In a former Jesuit chapel — the exhibition total - 24 stamp show cases of Jesuit stamps
The Hungarian special post office, and Mag. Wilhelm Remes of the Aloysianum in Linz, Austria, who is largely responsible for the mounting of the Exhibition.
Mag. Remes explains the St. Albert Hurtado issue to Fr. Laszlo, the Superior of the Budapest Jesuits
Mag. Remes and the representative of the Hungarian Philately association,
Mr. Gabor Visnyovszki,
in front of the "Hungarian section".
The speaker of the opening ceremony: Fr. Laszlo SJ, Mag. Wilhelm Remes, Mrs. Agota Benkö (President of the house of dialogue, Budapest), Mr. Gabor Visnyovszki.
Mag. Remes guides the Hungarian Jesuit provincial through the exhibition!