Saint Margaret of Scotland Anglican Episcopal Church

The Saint Margaret of Scotland Anglican Episcopal Church (Hungarian: Skóciai Szent Margit Anglikán Episzkopális Egyház) is an Anglican congregation in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The church belongs to the Church of England, part of the Diocese in Europe.

Saint Margaret Anglican Episcopal Church
Saint Margaret of Scotland Anglican Episcopal Church
Church of England, Budapest
Szent Margit Anglikán Episzkopális Egyház
Saint Margaret Anglican Episcopal Church is located in Hungary
Saint Margaret Anglican Episcopal Church
Saint Margaret Anglican Episcopal Church
47°29′17″N 19°03′58″E / 47.488007°N 19.066115°E / 47.488007; 19.066115
LocationBudapest
CountryHungary
DenominationAnglican
Membership~100
Weekly attendance35-50
Websitewww.anglicanbudapest.org
History
DedicationSaint Margaret of Scotland
Administration
DioceseDiocese in Europe
ArchdeaconryEastern Archdeaconry
Clergy
ArchbishopThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby
Bishop(s)The Right Reverend Robert Innes
Priest(s)The Reverend Dr Frank Hegedűs

The church is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Scotland, an Anglo-Saxon princess who was born in exile in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 11th century and is the most famous Hungarian saint in the United Kingdom. Margaret was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile, and granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England.[2]

History

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The Anglican Communion has existed for more than two centuries in Hungary. According to current records, there was an Anglican worship service on the first Sunday after the revolution in 1956, and there have been Anglican missionaries in Hungary since the 1890s. In the Tata Castle in Komárom-Esztergom county, there is an Anglican chapel which was previously used officially.

Worship

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A worship service takes place Sunday at 10:30 by Rite II of Church of England at Szentkirály utca 51, Budapest 1088. Holy Eucharist is celebrated most Sundays at Balaton in the village of Zalaszántó near the town of Keszthely and the spa centre at Hévíz.

References

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  1. ^ Time Out Budapest. Penguin. 2003. p. 223.
  2. ^ "St. Margaret Queen of Scotland", St.Margaret of Scotland Church, Selden, New York Archived 16 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

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  • Anglicans in Hungary, published by The Rev. Dr. Frank Hegedűs
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