Holy Angels Church in Gazdagrét, Catholic parish church in Gazdagrét, Hungary
Holy Angels Church is a semicircular church with 450 seats, built from 1994 to 2002 on plans by Imre Koppányi after Imre Makovecz's 1991 design failed to obtain a building permit. Its sanctuary walls carry mosaics by the Slovene Jesuit artist Marko Ivan Rupnik, added between 2013 and 2016. The nave's beech pews were made in Sepsiszentgyörgy, and the organ follows 18th-century Iberian models, built by Aeris Orgona Kft of Fót.
The foundation stone was laid in 1990 by Cardinal Paskai László, who also blessed the partially completed church in 2002. Construction began in 1994 based on plans by Imre Koppányi, after Imre Makovecz's 1991 design failed to obtain a building permit. The building featured in the TV series Szomszédok, which aided fundraising. Interior works resumed in 2013 after a ten-year pause and finished in 2016, when Cardinal Erdő Péter consecrated the church on October 1.
The church's feast day is October 2, and its name refers to the Holy Angels. The building also houses a guesthouse, a staff dining room, a media editorial office, a community house with a lecture hall and library, offices, an archive, and a columbarium in the crypt.
The church welcomes visitors during weekday mornings and afternoons, with several services held on weekends. Checking the current schedule in advance helps you time your visit appropriately and avoid missing important services.
The church has multiple separate rooms beyond the main sanctuary, allowing the community to run different activities at the same time. This flexible design lets groups gather and interact without disrupting the main religious services happening elsewhere in the building.
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