Detail of vilmos aba-novák's secco decorating the mausoleum of saint istván - székesfehérvár. Koronázó suare, várkörút 5. In 1938, with the support of the central government, the city of székesfehérvár - as part of the official series of celebrations - commissioned aba novák commissions that marked the climax of his artistic career in connection with the events of the double holy year, the eucharistia and the st. Stephen's memorial year (the 900th anniversary of the death of st. Stephen). In october 1938, the minister of religion and public education proposed to the mayor of székesfehérvár that the events of the memorial year of st. Stephen be commemorated in the city's public buildings. The ministry of culture, the national committee for monuments, and the national committee for the memorial year of st. Stephen entrusted vilmos aba novák with the work to be done in the romkert mausoleum.
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