Prakfalvi Endre: Roman Catholic Churches in Unified Budapest - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2003)

The St. Ladislas Parish Church, 1897

modern wrought-iron railing in the porch, a perfect fit for the style of the building at large, is the work of Irén Lipták.

St. Ladislas, the champion of the homeland (athleta patriae) appearing in the company of Christ and the Virgin Mary, is also represented in the mosaic of the lunette above the main entrance. The inscription here reads, Porta patet vitae Christus via vera venite (The gate of life is thrown open, come and walk on the true path of Christ.)

The lunette of the north gate represents Melchizedek (Gen. 14.18). The Latin inscription here translates as, "1 will enter and go to God's altar". The priestly king is a prefiguration, as Jesus was a high priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 6.20). In the picture belonging to the south gate there appears Patrona Hungáriáé. Its inscription translates as, "be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors” (Psalms 24.7).

On the pediment of the entrance porch there are sculptural allegories of the theological virtues—Faith, Hope in the middle with its attribute the anchor (Heb. 6.18-19), and then Charity, the "greatest" (which never comes to an end, 1 Cor. 13.13).

■ The nave and the apse with the altars (The Church o( the Carmelite Order)

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