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Statue of Bishop Márton Áron

Statue of Bishop Márton Áron
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
statue / memorial / relief
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Csíkszereda, Miercurea Ciuc
Address:
Szabadság tér
Historical Hungarian county:
Csík
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.3614538469, 25.8025086182
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History

On Pentecost Sunday 2016, the statue of Bishop Márton Áron (1896-1980) was unveiled. It depicts the bishop with a girl in Székely dress and her mother behind her during the rite of confirmation. It is the work of Sárpátki Zoltán. The monument also refers back to the dark communist times, when the bishop was not allowed to go on confirmation tours, and when he was allowed to go, it was a celebration of triumph for the Catholic Hungarians of Transylvania.

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