Veszprém – Chapel of St. George

The ruins of the Chapel of St. George, which are presumably from the 10th century, lie under a modern protective roof. Its semicircular apse, circular nave, a few rows of stones from the walls, and the brick floor have been discovered from its first period. The second, Gothic period is presumably from the time of the Veszprém bishop Bartholomew, and it has a different orientation and an octagonal nave. In some places, the walls remained up to the plinth height, and in one instance, the painted base of an interior, wooden column was discovered in its original position during the excavation. The floral bud capitals of the interior vaulting are displayed through the method of anastylosis. The two-step stair of the apse is also visible. The bishop Albert Vetési renovated the chapel at the end of the 15th century, and the fragments that were discovered of the portal’s tympanum decorated with his coat of arms may have been constructed at this time when the western entrance was remodeled. The tomb of the bishop has been studied, and his red marble tombstone made in the early 16th century, years after his death, was reconstructed from its fragments. The inscription, “IN LIMI(N)E NO(N) SEDETO” (“Do not sit on the threshold”) may also have been carved on the threshold of the western portal in the Renaissance period. Another doorway was constructed on the southwestern side later. A dwelling house was added onto the building in the 17th century. It is unknown how long it was used for sacred purposes before it fell completely into ruin in the 17th-18th centuries. Read less