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Siegmund Vajda: The unveiling of the St Stephan monument on the Fishermen’s Bastion in Budapest 1906, illustration, around 1906

Stephan I of the dynasty of the Árpáds was the first Christian ruler of Hungary. His coronation in the year 1000 is regarded as the date on which Hungary joined the Christian countries of Europe. St Stephan (Hungarian: Szent István) was an important symbol of integration in the history of Hungary and is still today Hungary's patron saint.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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    From ‘Natio Hungarica’ to Magyar nation

    In the era of emergent national identity, the foundations of a modern Magyar nation were also laid in Hungary, where it took place on the basis of a strong national awareness and historical identification with the Crown of St Stephen.