Culture

It is one of the most venerated images in the region. The simple icon venerated in Hungary, from which tears had flowed, was brought to Vienna. A cup painted to take its place also wept. In the 20th century its fame has spread due to the prayer of St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, before the icon, on December 4, 1995.

In Vienna's Stephansdom, every day, many people are standing in front of a twinned Ikone, with its beautifully carved walls, which depicts the Virgin Mary with the Jesus Christ. This is the image from the Dörfchen Máriapócs in Ungarn, which was destroyed in 1696. The wonderful Ikone was then transferred to the capital city of the Habsburg Empire - but this was not the end of the story in the small Hungarian village.

The well-known Spanish painter shared his memories, opinions and experiences at a dinner-colloquium organized by Omnes, which brought together a large group of people in the center of Madrid.

The author, a knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre since 2007, explains in this article his impressions and memories of this Order of chivalry.