Miklós Kásler - Zoltán Szentirmay (szerk.): Identifying the Árpád Dynasty Skeletons Interred in the Matthias Church. Applying data from historical, archaeological, anthropological, radiological, morphological, radiocarbon dating and genetic research (Budapest, 2021)

CHAPTER ONE – Opening and re-sealing the sarcophagi at the Matthias Church

CHAPTER ONE

ZOLTÁN SZENTIRMAY

OPENING AND RESEALING THE

SARCOPHAGI AT THE MATTHIAS CHURCH

The sarcophagi at the Matthias Church were opened by Reneszánsz

Kft., under

the supervision of Ms Csilla

Bánhidi, with

the approval of Cardinal Péter

Erdő.

Figure 1. A: King Béla

III

and Queen Anne of Antioch depicted on the sarcophagus in the chapel.

B: Opening the sarcophagus by sliding the lid off.

31