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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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