The fresco, which portrays the infant Jesus and the Virgin Mary, was uncovered on a sanctum wall behind the main altar of the Március 15 tér church in the midst of preparations for a repainting project in the summer.

The style and theme of the fresco suggests the early 14th Century, art restorer Éva Derdák said."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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