THE HAND OF A SAINT
A shrine containing the mummified right hand of St. Stephen, the most J sacred relic in Hungary, was moved recently for the first time for 000 years. It was taken in a golden train from j Budapest to Estergom, where St. Stephen, a King of Hungary, was born 5 in 977. He died in 1038. The specially- ' constructed carriage, in which the 3 shrine reposed on a cloth of red velvet, was richly gilded and ornamented. In its glass sides there gleamed stain- ® ed glass portraits of Hungarian saints. " Sixteen "guardians of the Hungarian ® Crown" in red uniforms and white cloaks kept watch over the shrine dur- i ing the journey. As the train steamed out of the decorated West Station all * the church bells in Budapest ;md Estergom were rung in proclamation of j j the news. Many religious celebrations c were being held in Estersom, which is f, the residence of Cardinal Seredi, ' Prince Primate of Hungary. Eight s foreign Cardinals assembled there c following the International Eucharistic J Congress in Budapest. u
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 150, 28 June 1938, Page 11
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180THE HAND OF A SAINT Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 150, 28 June 1938, Page 11
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