Saint Michael Church, Catholic church in Angyalföld district, Budapest, Hungary.
Saint Michael Church is a Roman Catholic church at the corner of Babér and Tomori streets in Budapest's District XIII. It is a twin-towered building of red brick and white stone, with a traditional Romanesque layout: three naves and a transept. The facade has a rose window of nine circular openings, a relief of Archangel Michael in the tympanum, and a figure of Christ above the entrance. The towers are 59 metres high.
The church was built in 1930 during a period of neighborhood expansion in the Angyalföld area of Budapest. Its construction responded to the growing spiritual needs of residents in this developing part of the city.
The parish runs catechesis from kindergarten to adulthood and maintains two choirs, a classical one and a guitar choir. On Sundays an agape meal is held at the parish. The church's búcsú, the feast of its patron, is celebrated on the first Sunday after 29 September, Saint Michael's day.
The church is accessible by public transportation from central Budapest and holds regular mass services that visitors can attend. It is helpful to check opening times and respect service schedules when planning a visit.
All three bells hang in the eastern, left tower; the western tower has never held one. The largest, a 600 kg bell tuned to g1, was cast in 1928, the 190 kg middle bell in 1950, and the smallest, 80 kg and dedicated to the Great Lady of the Hungarians, in 1921 in László Szlezák's foundry.
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