Sights of Pannonhalma: Church of the Assumption, Way of the Cross, Holocaust Memorial and Synagogue, Papal Memorial Cross
1. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The foundations of the church date from the 12th-13th centuries. It was surrounded by a medieval cemetery. The church was rebuilt in 1734 by Archpriest Benedek Sajghó and rebuilt in 1879 with the support of Archpriest Kreusz Krizostom.
2.Way of the Cross
The Way of the Cross, inaugurated in the autumn of 2014, is located in the park next to the parish church, behind the statue of St. Martin. György Horváth, a local ceramic artist, and several enthusiastic citizens participated in the realisation of the crossroads' stages.
3. Holocaust Memorial and Synagogue
The memorial was erected in 2004 by the Karzat Cultural Centre Foundation in memory of the Jews deported from the town and the region during World War II. The sculpture by sculptor György Chesslay is reminiscent of the gate of the synagogue in Bechrámi. Behind it stands the Orthodox synagogue, built at the end of the 19th century with donations from Jewish families living in the town and the region at the time.
4. Cemetery
The cemetery, in use since 1759, has a large cross in the centre, erected in 1876 in memory of the deceased parish priests and nuns of the Vincés. The cemetery was also known as the "Garden of Kati Jakab" (the garden of Kati Jakab) after the beggar who lived there in the early 1910s (the writer Sándor Dallos, born in Pannonhalma, commemorates her in a short story). The southern part of the area is now adjacent to the Jewish cemetery.
5. Memorial Cross of Pápa
On the 10th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's visit to Pannonhalma in 1996, a cross was erected as a private initiative. This was later replaced by a new cross erected by the Panza Club Association, which has since become a place of pilgrimage.