Saint Gellert monument, Buda side of Budapest (mountain)Saint Gellert here dominates the cliff and a dedicated park area (lots of steps up from the riverbank). He tried converting the people here and was martyred in the 10th century. He was thrown off the cliff in a barrel, into the Danube below.
A difficulty in researching is the variety of spellings for the same person. This is also Gerard Sagredo, and is also Gerhard. And Gellert. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Sagredo.
See this fine night photo by David Pride at www.davidpride.com/Europe/Hungary/HU_04_061.htm.
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