With the year 1206 engraved in its outer wall, this romanesque building is one of the earliest national monastery churches of Hungary. Initially built for the Benedictines, it has been destroyed in the same century by the Tatars and king Ottokar of Bohemia, then abandoned, and later restored by the Jesuits. In 1683, it has once again been burnt down by the Turks, abandoned by the Jesuits, and acquired by the Zichy family, who donated it to the village of Lébény, serving as a parish church from 1830 onwards. During the restoration, most of the ruined monastery buildings were demolished. In 1841 it once again burned down in a fire. The building has gained its current form in the second half of the 19th century, with the restoration being managed by german architect August Ottmar Essenwein, with the help of Viennese architect Friedrich von Schmidt. The towers have been raised by one level. After the restoration, this church became the first restored monument in the country.
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