Szent László Torda-vidéki hagyományköre
The Legends of Saint Ladislas in Turda Area

Summary/Abstract: King Saint Ladislas (1077‒1095) was one of the most popular saints of medieval Hungary, the cult of which spread over the whole Hungarian speaking area. His name and profile are known in the Hungarian cultural heritage as the protective saint of Transylvania. The veneration of Saint Ladislas lasted until the 19th–20th centuries in the form of pilgrimage traditions and legends. According to records as early as the 15th–16th centuries, various legends developed in the Turda/Torda area, one of the centres of medieval Transylvania, in relation to the Torda Gorge near the city, the origin of which was attributed to the legendary king by inhabitants of the area. In this geographic area the legend of King Saint Ladislas encompasses the miracle of water wringing from stone, the legend of petrified coins, the imprints of tracks in stone, as well as many other local traditions and migratory legends.

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