Pectoral cross

European Museums, Budapest History Museum, Hungary

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Pectoral cross (Arad-Foldvarpuszta / Arad, Romania)

The birth of a European kingdom

In the millennium, the reason for Hungarians remained and prospered can be deduced to their ability of adapting to the European surroundings. The conditions needed for the formation of the feudal society and of the adaption of Christianity had already existed in the Hungarian society and economy. Throughout the coronation of the first Hungarian king, Saint Stephen in 1000, Hungary became part of the unit of Christian nations in Europe and also one of the strongest kingdoms of the area. Gradually, the arts and religious beliefs of Eastern roots disappeared, and the Hungarian settlement area turned to a permanent homeland surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains.

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Pectoral cross

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Source:  Budapest, Hungary