Commemorating Friedrich Born, the Rescuer of Humans

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth, on 9 June, we – together with the Ambassador of Switzerland accredited to Hungary and the International Committee of the Red Cross – commemorated Friedrich Born, the rescuer of humans. Thanks to the Swiss diplomat, the Archabbey became protected by the International Red Cross in October 1944, thus many thousands of refugees and a hoard of art treasures could tide over those hard times within its walls. Among others, our Archives kept safe the coronation robe for three months. After placing a wreath at the plaque commemorating Born, our guests visited the Archabbey; as a part of their visit, Tamás Dénesi, the Director of the Archives showed them the written documents of the events of 1944 and 1945.