Altar of St. Imre

On the next altar there is a painting by György Vastagh of St. Stephen's son, Prince St. Imre taking his virginity vows. King Stephen summarised the duties of a good ruler for him in his 'Admonitions', and entrusted Bishop Gellért, who was later canonised, with the task of teaching him. Imre prayed a lot, often going to quiet churches to pray undisturbed. It was at one such night of prayer that he received the divine prompt to take a vow of perpetual chastity. In 1031, in preparation for the coronation, a great hunt was held. Tragically, a wild boar attacked and mortally wounded him. He died a few days later on the 2 September 1031, leaving King Stephen without a successor. The bone relic of his mother, Queen Gizella the Blessed, is on the altar in a laced gold reliquary. Emperor St. Henry II, Prince Imre's uncle, is depicted in the window above.