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and the pictures of the high altar can be considered as historical tableaux. Below the depiction of the Holy Trinity, the Franciscan and Jesuit saints are portrayed, with St John of Nepomuk next to them, who was the patron saint of the Koháry family. Besides the saints protecting against plague and other troubles of the age, some of the Hungarian saints also appeared.There is an inscription on the altar recording the date of its building and reconstruction.

The doors at the foot of the altar also refer to this reconstruction. The original position of the altar was about four metres forward, almost in the middle of the chancel and the doors opened into the vestry behind it. It was re-placed before the final consecration of the church.

St Clara of Assisi

St (IX) Luis French King

St (III) Ferdinand, King of Castile

St Agnes of Prague, the granddaughter of King Béla III

St Elizabeth, the mother of St John the Baptist

St Joseph, of Nazareth

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St Margaret of Cortona