Tihany Abbey

Tihany Abbey
Monastery information
Order	Benedictine
Established	1055
Dedicated to	1763 (current church)
Diocese	Veszprém
People
Founder(s)	Andrew I of Hungary
Site
Location	Tihany, Veszprém County, Hungary

The Tihany Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in Tihany in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1055. Its patrons are the Virgin Mary and Saint Aignan of Orleans.

Foundation[]

The Benedictine monastery in Tihany was established in 1055 by King Andrew I of Hungary (r. 1046–1060).^[1] It was dedicated to the Holy Virgin and to Saint Bishop Aignan of Orleans.^[1] King Andrew was buried in the church of the monastery in 1060.^[2] His tomb in the crypt of the church is the only grave of a medieval King of Hungary which has been preserved up until now.^[2]

The church's ceiling is decorated with frescoes by Károly Lotz, depicting Faith, Hope and Love.

Gallery[]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Csóka & Koszta 1994, p. 675.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Berend, Laszlovszky & Szakács 2007, p. 148.

Sources[]

Berend, Nora; Laszlovszky, József; Szakács, Béla Zsolt (2007). "The kingdom of Hungary". In Berend, Nora (ed.). Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus', c.900-1200. Cambridge University Press. pp. 319–368. ISBN 978-0-521-87616-2.
Csóka, Gáspár; Koszta, László (1994). "Tihany". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc (eds.). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [=Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 675–676. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.