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130 RESETTLEMENT AND THE AGE OF THE GREAT CONSTRUCTIONS - THE 18TH CENTURY

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Draft of the facade of the Theresianum

The elementary schools were reorganized bythechurch, and their curriculum was reformed by Bishop Kristóf Migazzi, whose ideas were far ahead of his age. The secondary grammar school, established by the Piarists in 1714, gained nation- Eiementary school yyjdg reputation and a large

catchment area encompassing several northern counties. The two-year lyceum, which extended the curriculum of the grammar school and tought legal and philosophical subjects as a basis for theological studies, was also run by them. The Seminary was one of the higher education institutions and it functioned until 1952. Although in the first half of the 18th century the counter-reformation consolidated the Roman Catholic faith and church, in the second half of the century a new and "dangerous" philosophy began to gain ground called the Enlightenment. For this reason in 1762 Bishop Kristóf Migazzi established a boarding school, the Institution of Poor Noble Youths with the aim oPteaching the true notions of religion". The building was completed in 1765 in the northern part of the town by the Danube. From 1767/68 the building was used for a different purpose. Instead, Queen Maria Theresa founded an institution in Vác too, which was modelled on the Theresianum in Vienna and taught twenty young noblemen every

The building of the Theresianum

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Bishop Kristóf Migazzi's decree of the elementary schools in 1774

The memorial plaque of the founder of the one-time Theresianum in the prison

year in the spirit of loyalty towards the royal house. The construction of the building had been finished by the academic year 1777/78, and in addition to the classrooms and bedrooms, the building included a library, a theatre and a chapel.

VISITING MONARCHS

In the course of the 18th century several monarchs visited Vác. In 1714 the Swedish King Charles XII, who was also known as the “Alexander the Great of the North'; had a stopover in Vác on his way to Vienna.

In 1764 Queen Maria Theresa herself and her retinue were guests of the town. Although still a bit ruinous here and there, Vác had made extensive

FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTO ACADEMY