The construction of the Church of the Virgin Mary in the early Gothic style was started under the reign of King Béla IV Béla IV (1255-1269). Its northern bell tower belongs to this period. Under Lajos I the Great the southern gate, the so-called Mary's Gate, was built later, under Sigismund and Matyasz, who was twice married in this church (that is why the church is most often called Matyasz's church), a southern bell tower was added with a a coat of arms depicting a raven. In Turkish times it was used as a mosque.
The frescoes in the Matyasha Church are by Bertalan Sekei and Karay Lotz. In the chapel of Loreto stands the legendary 16th century marble sculpture of a Madonna. In the chapel of the Holy Trinity Chapel in 1862, the remains of Bela III and his wife Anna were buried in a richly decorated sarcophagus. Béla III and his wife Anna Chatillon, found in 1848 in Székesfehérvár. In the lower church and on the gallery you can view exhibits introducing the church's ecclesiastical art. art. The church has excellent acoustics and organ concerts are often held here. concerts.
