Gerard Sagredo monument in Budapest District I, Bronze sculpture at Gellért Hill, Hungary
The Gerard Sagredo monument consists of a 7-metre bronze statue of Bishop Gerard by Gyula Jankovits, set within a semicircular arcaded structure designed by Imre Francsek. At the saint's feet stands a stone figure of a converted pagan warrior carved by Aladár Gárdos, and a waterfall completes the composition.
The monument was erected in 1904 by sculptor Gyula Jankovits to honor Gerard of Csanád, an Italian Benedictine monk who came to Hungary in the 11th century. He played a central role in spreading Christianity across the country and is venerated as one of its patron saints.
The monument stands where Bishop Gerard was killed during the pagan Vata revolt, and its semicircular arcaded hall was designed by architect Imre Francsek. The stone figure at the saint's feet, carved by Aladár Gárdos, shows a converted pagan Hungarian warrior. The composition is completed by a waterfall.
The monument sits on the eastern slope of Gellért Hill and can be reached by foot along several paths of varying steepness. The site is open at all times and the elevated position gives a wide view over Budapest and the Danube.
The statue was first planned at three metres and enlarged to seven so it would stand out against the hillside behind it. It is one of ten statues donated by King Franz Joseph I of Hungary. The figure stands about 40 metres up the slope, above the decorative stairway built in 1901–1902.
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