Kingdom of Hungary Early Medieval

Béla's invites the Cistercian monks
St Bernard and 12th century Cistercian monks
1179 Jan 1

Béla's invites the Cistercian monks

Budapest, Egressy út, Hungary

Upon Béla's invitation, Cistercian monks came from France and set up new Cistercian abbeys at Egres, Zirc, Szentgotthárd and Pilis between 1179 and 1184.