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PANNONHALMA ABBEY<br />
The history of the Pannonhalma Abbey goes<br />
back more than a thousand years. The<br />
Benectine monks are to thank for introducing<br />
Christian beliefs and current European<br />
culture to the Hungarians who had settled<br />
in the eastern parts of Europe. The Benedictine<br />
monasteries have always held important<br />
cultural and public functions, and behind their<br />
walls operated the first school in Hungary.<br />
Even today it plays a very important role, since<br />
besides its student dormitory and high school,<br />
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