There was a little girl living in Veszprém in the mid-1200s. She had a wonderful home in a convent of the Dominican Order at the foot of the castle on the banks of the Séd, where she spent her everyday life among the nuns.
The little girl was very hard-working, carrying heavy buckets of water if necessary and helping the nuns to care for the sick. Most of her free time was spent praying in the church next to the monastery. While she stood out from the others mainly due to her diligence and discipline, her appearance was as simple and poor as that of her sisters in the convent. The little girl was raised here for six years before moving to Rabbit Island on Margaret Island. She is known as Saint Margaret and was King Béla IV’s daughter.
The Tatars invaded the country during the reign of the second monarch, also known as the founder of the state, and the king prayed to God to save his people from them. The Hungarians finally survived their devastation with great losses, and Béla IV was able to start rebuilding his country. However, he first fulfilled his promise to God, giving his daughter to be a nun in his service.
