The Mithraic Sanctuary or Mithraic Cave (Latin: Mithraeum) is a Roman monument in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, a former ritual site of the mystery religion associated with the cult of the god Mithras. The sacral building with a protective structure in the Fertő-Hanság National Park and the Fertő/Neusiedlersee cultural landscape, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a rarity, as there are only four such sites in Hungary: here, in Szombathely, in Aquincum (four in Aquincum) and in Sárkesz.
The roadside, octagonal Peregrinus Chapel was built in 1709 by Jób Viczay's wife, Eszter Ebergényi, in honour of the patron...
MoreThe Fertő-Hanság National Park lies in the north-western part of Hungary. Its predecessor was the Fertő-tó National Park, which...
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