St Gellert in his spring finery

Overlooking the river, on the same hill as the Citadel is a statue to a gentleman called Gellert, who came to Hungary as a Bishop from Italy and left as a saint after the Magyar decided that they didn't want to become Christian - legend has it that they put him in a barrel with nails pointing in from the outside or a cart and pushed him down the hill - unfortunately for him, no miracle occurred and he was a made a saint for his troubles. It only delayed the process of the conversion of the Magyar who eventually became christian and felt so quilty that they built a statue for him - only slightly concerning is the fact that the waterfall (which is turned off in the winter) is supposed to follow the course of the barrel so they weren't that sorry really!! But then again, he is now the patron saint of Hungary so maybe there is some sympathy after all

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Gellert