- Type
- Monument, plaque
- Year made
- 1978
- Date unveiled
- The monument was completed in 1978 and was unveiled on May 6 of that same year.
- Maker
- The Hungarian community living in Chile initiated and requested the erection of the monument from the City of Santiago.
The costs of the monument were covered by members of the Hungarian community.
The bronze relief depicting Mindszenty’s face is the work of sculptor M. Pietsch.
- Material
- The memorial stone stands on a concrete pedestal, with a flower bed in front of it. The inscription is carved into an irregularly shaped granite stone, and a bronze plaque is affixed to its right side. The plaque features the cardinal’s portrait, his name, and his dates of birth and death.
- Dimensions
- The bronze plaque is approximately 40 cm in diameter. The granite stone is approximately 1.2 meters high, approximately 80 cm wide, and approximately 40 cm thick.
- Present condition
- The monument is in satisfactory condition. During the social unrest of 2019, the monument was vandalized. To cover up the graffiti sprayed on it, the monument was temporarily coated with a layer of white paint; however, the granite texture of the stone is now visible again, and the local Hungarian community has also corrected the painted inscription.
- Coordinates
- 33.45° S · 70.63° W