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The Regnum Marianum Church - Budapest - Hungary



After the disastrous Trianon Dictatum, where 2/3 of the over 1000 year old historical territory of Hungary was awarded to the neighbouring states, a church's foundations were laid in 1925 to the glory of Virgin Mary, who was the Queen of Hungary since Saint Stephen, Hungary's first King bequeathed Hungary to the Most Holy Mother of Jesus.

The church was dedicated in 1931 and was called Magna Domina Hungarorum (Hungarian's Great Queen), but popularly was known as Regnum Marianum (Mary's Country) after the initiating organisation.

In 1951, the church was blown up at the communist leader, Rákosi's order and a huge statue of Stalin was built nearby.

The statue was cut down and dragged to the centre of Budapest in the first few hours of the 1956 Hungarian Freedom fight.

Many efforts were made after the fall of communism to rebuild the church without much success.

Over the years I wondered many times, why it never happened.

Recently my wife, Hui Chin and I visited Russia and Moscow in particular, where we witnessed a number of churches and religious institutions were rebuilt after their communist destruction.

Although I don't remember ever seeing the original church, I would like to see the rebuilt church.

I decided that I will try to do something about it.

I will accept anybody's advice and contribution to this great cause and in case of any contribution I will open charitable Bank Account in Budapest.

God Bless You All.


The late Pope John Paul once said the 'the rebuilding of the Regnum Marianum would be a great resurrection of the Catholic Church in Hungary and the Hungarian nation'.



I'm Hungarian born, but lived in New Zealand for over fifty years (Refugee) now.
My pages on this site are in English for the wider audience and also now days I find it easier to write in English, but for my fellow countryman's sake I will write a few lines about the church and my project here.


A Regnum Marianum (magyarul - Mária Országa) templomot 1951-ben Rákosi rendeletére felrobbantoták.
Hivatalos neve Magna Domina Hungarorum, azaz Magyarok Nagyasszonya volt, népszerübb nevét az építést kezdeményezõ Regnum Marianum szervezetröl kapta.


A templom a botrányos Trianon béke diktátum útán lett tervezve és épitkezése 1925-ben kezdödött, az alapkõ lerakásával Kotsis Iván tervei szerint a Városliget szélén, a Dózsa György úton.
A templom 1820 m², a jeruzsálemi Szent Sír templomára hasonló volt.
A templom kupolája a Szent Koronára emlékeztetett.
A templomot 1951-ben Rákosi rendeletére felrobbantották Sztálin születésnapjára szánt ajándékként és Sztálin nagy szobrát helyezték a közelébe.

1956os Forradalom elsõ óráiban a Szabadságharcosok a szobort ledöntöték és a város közepébe huzataták.

A Szabadságharc leverése útán egy Tanács Köztársaság emlékmüt épitettek a helyére.

2000 óta egy egyszerű fakereszt jelzi a volt templom helyét, amit azóta egyszer levágtak de két nap mulva egy újat helyeztek helyére.

Az elmúlt években sokan kezdeményezték a templom újra felépitését, pénzzel, idõvel és néhányan nagy fáradsággal, a Püspöki Kar és a Főpolgármester ellenzéke ellenére.

Én feleségemmel 2007-ben jártam Oroszországban és Moszkvába is, ahol látunk több újra felépitett templomt és más valásos intézményt

S most honfias létemre azt kérdezem miért nem tudjuk mi, Magyarok is ezt a templomt újra felépiteni?

Én szeretnék ebben segiteni.

Én nem láttam az eredeti templomot, de szeretném a újra felépitett templomot látni.

Minden ötletett és adományt szerettel és hálásan elfogadok ebben az ügyben.

Adományok befolyása esetén egy Adómányos Bank számlát fogok nyitni Budapesten.

II. János Pál pápa szerint a Regnum Marianum újjáépítése jelképe lesz a magyar egyház és a magyar nemzet feltámadásának.




A short film about a speech on Kossuth Square, Budapest on 19-10-2006, about church's rebuilding, in Hungarian.
Rövid film egy Kossúth téri beszéd a templom újjá épitéséröl 2006.10.19.
(My grateful thanks to YouTube)

(Click here to download mp4 version 6.64mb - Mentés itt)




Huh!
Look! It's me!

No kidding!
Was the latest style!
Honest


Huh!
Look! It's me again!


Huh!
Look! It's my
late mum and me!
God Bless her!
R.I.P.



I born in Budapest, Hungary.
I had to escape to Austria and later to New Zealand after the Soviets brutally crushed our 1956 Hungarian Revolution, (There are some links on this page to my experiences of the Revolution, my escape and other Hungarian related pages.

I've returned to Hungary a number of times with my family after the political changes allowed for my safe return.

I always had my camera ready and I will keep uploading many more of my photos as time allows, of the places I've visited and sights I have seen.

I hope you will enjoy them.



My tribute to

József Cardinal Mindszenty





The Hungarian Anthem

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Saint Stephen (Szent István) of Hungary


Saint Stephen of Hungary


Apostolic Cross        Coronation Jewels        Saint Stephen Bazilika

Holy Crown 1        Holy Crown 2

Saint Stephen        Sovereigns of Hungary

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St Therese of Lisieux



St Therese of Lisieux

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The 1956 Hungarian Revolution.


The 1956 Hungarian Revolution. (My Story)

A brief introduction and links to other articles and works.

Dedication

Index - (Table of Contents)

Author's notes

Foreword

Chapter 1 - 1956

Chapter 2 - The Revolution

Chapter 3 - We are free!

Chapter 4 - The Soviets return with a vengeance

Chapter 5 - Escape to freedom

Chapter 6 - On the way to New Zealand

Chapter 7 - New Zealand

Appendix 1 - Some statistics of the Revolution

Appendix 2 - Some statistics of the Emigration

Links - Recommended reading



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1956 - 2006 - The 50th Anniversary Celebrations


2006 October 22 - 2006 October 22

Corvin Lane

Corvin Alley Displays

ELTE Remembrance

ELTE - 1956 szobrok - ELTE Memorial Statues

March to Bem Statue

2006 October 23 - 2006 October 23

Andrássy Road Displays

Astoria Hotel Remembrance

Displays at ELTE

Kossuth Square

Hungarian Radio

Police - everywhere

2006 October 24 - 2006 October 24

Streets of Budapest next morning

Republic Square

Freedom Square

Filming another blockbuster

Controversial Soviet Monument

Hungarian T.V.H.Q.

U.S.A Embassy

Széna Square

Széna Square Memorials

Terror House

2006 November 4 - 2006 November 4

Hero's' Square

FIDESZ March with torches

'56os Museum - 1956 Memorial Museum

1956 Memorial Chapel

Gergely Pongrátz

Budapest Kid

Corvin Lane

Paul Maléter

Nagy Imre - Imre Nagy

Torn from the Flag

Our trip to Kiskunmajsa

2006 Felsõpetény - Our pilgrimage to our beloved József Prince-Primate Cardinal Mindszenty' s
former prison


Pákozd

Battle of Pákozd

Battle of Pákozd Memorials

Battle of Pákozd Museum

Don Bend Memorial Chapel

The bell dedicated to the memory of Vitéz Admiral nagybányai Horthy Miklós

The 'Kopjafa' dedicated to the memory of Vitéz nagybányai Horthy István





Links to other pages I would like to recommend to you.



The Hungary Page

Trianon and its effect on Hungary.

Budapest Accommodation (recommendation)




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