King Stephen of Hungary Way (Manhattan)
Present name:East 82nd Street
Location:Between York Avenue and Third Avenue
Honoree: December 20, 2000 was the millennium of the coronation of Stephen as the first monarch of the Magyars. In 1000, Pope Sylvester II granted Stephen the title of King of Hungary. Stephen lived as an outstanding example of a husband and father such that he and his son Prince Imre, or Emeric, were recognized as Catholic saints, and his wife, Queen Gesilla, was recognized as a Catholic blessed.
LL:2001/ 60