The Tihany Abbey is a
Benedictine monastery
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, they ...
established in
Tihany in the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
in 1055. Its patrons are the
Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
and Saint
Aignan of Orleans
Aignan or Agnan () (358–453), seventh Bishop of Orléans, France, assisted Roman Empire, Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451. He is known as Saint Aignan.
Feast day: 17 November
Life
Aigna ...
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Foundation
The Benedictine monastery in Tihany was established in 1055 by King
Andrew I of Hungary
Andrew I the White or the Catholic ( or ; 1015 – before 6 December 1060) was King of Hungary from 1046 to 1060. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. After he spent fifteen years in exile, an extensive revolt by the paga ...
(r. 1046–1060). It was dedicated to the Holy Virgin and to Saint Bishop Aignan of Orleans. King Andrew was buried in the church of the monastery in 1060. His tomb in the crypt of the church is the only grave of a medieval
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary () was the Monarchy, ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Magyarország apostoli királya'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 ...
which has been preserved up until now.
The church's ceiling is decorated with frescoes by
Károly Lotz
Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz (16 December 1833 – 13 October 1904) was a Germans, German-Hungarian people, Hungarian Painting, painter.
Career
Karl Lotz was born in Bad Homburg vor der Taunus, Höhe, Germany, the 7th an ...
, depicting Faith, Hope and Love.
Gallery
Tihany drón panoráma.jpg
Tihany, Apátság 4.jpg
A tihanyi apátság.jpg
Tihanycivertanlegi2.jpg
Tihanycivertanlegi6.jpg
Tihanycivertanlegi4.jpg
Tihanycivertanlegi5.jpg
Interior of Tihany Abbey.JPG
Apátsági templom (10483. számú műemlék) 6.jpg
See also
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Establishing charter of the abbey of Tihany
The establishing charter of the abbey of Tihany is a document known for including the oldest written words in the Hungarian language. The document, dated to 1055, lists the lands the king donated to the newly founded Tihany Abbey. It is mostly ...
References
Sources
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External links
Tihanyi Bencés Apátság
Benedictine monasteries in Hungary
Christian monasteries established in the 1050s
1055 establishments in Europe
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