Gellért Hill Calvary
Gellért Hill Calvary was a Late Baroque calvary on Gellért Hill, Budapest which was demolished around 1950.
History
The first calvary on Gellért Hill was built in 1715 by a citizen of Buda on the initiative of the Jesuit Order. The simple structure was made up of two stone sculptures and a wooden crucifix. In 1795 Mihály Füll launched a public fundraising to build a new monument replacing the old one which was already decaying. The magistrate of Buda supported the initiative but it took decades to realize. In 1822 the calvary was described as "recentius a Cive Michaele Fühl exstructa". The road to the new sculpture group was lined by stations whose paintings depicted the sufferings of Christ.On Easter Mondays a procession climbed the steep path leading to the calvary to celebrate Christ's resurrection. Tents and vendors were erected on a nearby meadow. The emmausjárás or tojásbúcsú was one of the most popular Catholic holidays of the year during the 18-19th centuries. In 1873 the citizens of the Tabán district repaired a few stations and decorated them with new paintings, painted on wood by „C. Sauer”. Many stations were demolished in the 1920s. Only three of them were still standing in the 1930s. The last photo showing the decaying structure was published in 1943. The calvary was demolished around 1950.