Photo: MTI/Noémi Bruzák
Recipient of the Count Lajos Batthyány Award, Sándor Lezsák, József Attila Award-winning poet, teacher, politician, one of the founders of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) (b1), recipient of the Count Zichy Antónia Award, dancer Tímár Böske, dance teacher, Csillagszemû One of the founders of the Children’s Dance Ensemble (b2), as well as Margit Batthyány-Schmidt, the president of the Hungarian Batthány Foundation’s board of trustees (b3), Magdolna Závogyán, the state secretary responsible for culture at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (b4), Tamás Dezsõ, the director general of the Migration Research Institute (b5) and Batthyány Boldizsár, president of the Fiatalok Batthány Körén (b6), award recipients at the ceremonial presentation of the Count Lajos Batthyány and Count Antónia Zichy awards, on the 175th anniversary of the execution of the Arad martyrs at the Batthyány mausoleum, in the Fiumei út cemetery on October 6, 2024.
The nation’s martyrs believed in honor, freedom and the future until their last breath. They believed in the nation and, above all, in God’s mercy – emphasized Magdolna Závogyán, the State Secretary responsible for culture at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, at the ceremony.
Margit Batthyány-Schmidt, president of the Hungarian Batthyány Foundation, emphasized that this year’s prize winners have created a new world with their work, which is characterized by creative power, perseverance, the will to do something and the creation of value.
According to Gábor Móczár, director general of the National Heritage Institute, Lajos Batthyány, Hungary’s first prime minister, sets an example for all of us.
At the ceremony, the commemorative coin named after Lajos Batthyány and the thirteen Martyrs of Arad and the commemorative version of the 200 HUF circulation coin in honor of Lajos Batthyány were presented by Tibor Pataki, head of the Cash Logistics Directorate of the MNB.
The Magyar Batthyány Foundation awarded the Count Lajos Batthyány and Count Antónia Zichy awards, founded in 2019, for the fifth time this year.
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2024-10-06 17:46:47