On 4 July, we commemorated the fifteenth anniversary of Otto von Habsburg’s death and the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence at the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, where our namesake’s heart urn is laid to rest.
We commemorated the 14th anniversary of the death of our namesake at the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma on 29 June.
On 15 November, in the Pannonhalma Archabbey’s Basilica, which is celebrating its 800th anniversary, we presented the monastic community with the travelling altar of Emperor Joseph II at the traditional St Martin’s Day celebrations. The event was graced by the presence of the President of Hungary, Tamás Sulyok.
On 30 June, at the vigil of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Otto von Habsburg Foundation organised a commemorative event in Pannonhalma Archabbey on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the passing of its namesake.
