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church in District VII of

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, designed by Aladár Árkay in 1910–1912. It is part of the

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. Most of the funds came from Adolf Laky earning him a bust in the church garden. The church has a facade covered in

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majolica tiles bearing designs that echo Hungarian folk art. Folk art motifs are repeated throughout the church. The stained glass windows were designed by

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. The floor plan is in the shape of a Greek Cross, with galleries on three sides and an organ over the altar. The church's longtime presbyter was

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, who served beginning in 1971.

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