Outside of the front gate of St. Bernard’s Cistercian Church are sculptures of Gabriel and this likeness of Michael, the guardian of the Church. Both archangels appear on the Holy Crown of Hungary. According to legend, the Pope was told by the angel of the Lord to grant the crown to St. Stephen. He became the first Christian King of Hungary on January 1, 1001. The country’s patron saint was also the founder of Eger. Another spectacular artwork of Archangel Michael is in the Eger Basilica. That artwork was sculpted from Carrera marble by Michelangelo Grioletti.