Transept

In the central space of the church, there are works depicting the saints of the first ruling dynasty, the House of Árpád. In one of the sculpture niches under the dome, a white marble statue by Alajos Stróbl depicts the venetian St. Gellért and his tutor, St. Imre. Bishop Gellért was martyred during the pagan revolts. Among the Árpád saints is the lyrical statue by Károly Senyei of St. Elizabeth of Árpád, a prominent, charitable saint from the Middle Ages. St. László, the chivalrous ruler of the House of Árpád, definitively established Christianity in Hungary. The statue of him is the last work of János Fadrusz, an outstanding personality in the field of memorial sculpture. The originally planned frescoes were replaced by glass mosaics on the ceiling and dome. The larger ones were made by the Venetian firm Salviati, the smaller ones by the Pest-based manufacturer Miksa Róth. The mosaics in the main dome were designed by Károly Lotz and depict the heavens with the figure of God the Father in the centre. The mosaic of the prophets and St. John the Baptist surrounding Christ is a reference to the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. The fields above the pillars supporting the dome are decorated with the four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - each with their own attribute. Also, by Károly Lotz are the mosaics on the barrel vault: the birth of Jesus Christ, Jesus the Teacher, the resurrection of Jairus' daughter and the Easter Resurrection of Jesus Christ.