Szeged commemorates the victory of Nándorfehérvár

Szeged is once again commemorating the glorious Hungarian military victory at Nándorfehérvár – today Belgrade. It stopped the expansion of the Turkish Empire for a hundred years. They commemorate the triumph in the Franciscan monastery of Szeged and on the Mátyás Square through an informative presentation, war games, dance shows and children’s programs, on the weekend.

The Christian Hungarian armies led by János Hunyadi inflicted a devastating defeat to the armies of the Turkish sultan II. Mehmed on the 22nd July 1456. According to Hungarian tradition, the noon bell in the Christian world recalls the victory of Nándorfehérvár ever since. In 2011 the parliament declared the 22nd July the Day of Remembrance of the Nándorfehérvár Triumph.

In 2006, on the 550th anniversary of the Nándorfehérvár triumph, the staff of the Culture House of the Franciscan Friary brought the event to life, which commemorates the victory of János Hunyadi over the Turks. Their intention was to honor, besides our unfortunately great number of national mourning days, also our glorious victories.

In the summer of 1456, crusaders marching south under the lead of St. John of Capistrano stopped at the Franciscan friary of Szeged, on today’s Matthias Square. Thus, through the Memorial Days’ location, there is also a direct link to the historical event.