Esztergom Basilica
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The Primatial Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Adalbert, also known as the Basilica of Esztergom, is an ecclesiastic basilica in Esztergom, Hungary, the mother church of th
Basilica in Esztergom, Hungary
View of the cathedral from St. Thomas Hill
The organ in Esztergom Basilica
View from the Danube River
József Mindszenty
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József Mindszenty was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973. According to the Encyclopedia Br
Esztergom Basilica
…400 steps counted from the crypt. The huge crypt, built in Old Egyptian style in 1831, is today the resting place of late archbishops, among others, József Mindszenty, famous for his opposition to both Nazi and Communist rule. The present church is built on Castle Hill on the foundation of several earlier churches…
Formal portrait, 1945
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Cardinal Mindszenty during speech on 1 November 1956
U.S. Embassy in Budapest