Saint Anne chapel, Catholic chapel in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
Saint Anne Chapel, also called the Hentel Chapel, stands on II. János Pál pápa tér in Székesfehérvár. It is a single-nave Gothic building with a net vault and a polygonal sanctuary, its southern facade facing the cathedral with three tall pointed-arch windows. A Baroque hussar turret sits on the roof, and the late Gothic moulded portal frame is visible at the entrance.
The chapel was built around 1474 under King Matthias I by the wealthy citizen Hentel and the provost Kálmáncsai Domonkos. Its medieval name is unknown; it is probably the chapel Domonkos founded, which served as a Muslim prayer house under Ottoman rule, as ornamental wall paintings and a painted inscription left of the entrance show. Bishop Nádasdy László of Csanád restored it between 1711 and 1729, adding the Baroque hussar tower.
The chapel's name comes from its Baroque altar painting of Saint Anne, installed under Bishop Nádasdy László between 1713 and 1725. Its annual kermesse is held on 26 July. A statue in front depicts Domonkos Kálmáncsai, the provost who founded the chapel, holding its founding charter and resting his hand on a model of the building.
The chapel is located in the city center very close to Saint István Cathedral. This makes a visit easy when exploring the religious buildings throughout the downtown area.
The chapel's medieval name is unknown; it may be the chapel Kálmáncsehi Domonkos built, later used as a Muslim prayer house. Traces of that period survive as ornamental wall painting and a painted inscription left of the entrance. In the hussar tower hang two bells: the St. Joseph Kalazanci bell, cast by Henrik Eberhard in Pest in 1818, and the older Pestiscsengő.
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