As part of his research on the Europeans in Beijing in the 18th century, Professor Eugenio Menegon visited this summer the municipality of Druento near Turin (part of the Dukedom of Savoy in the 18th century) This was the native town of the Meinardi (or Meynardi) family The Discalced Augustinian Sigismondo Meinardi da San Nicola (1713-1767) spent almost 30 years at the Qing imperial court in Beijing as a clock and automaton maker and wrote many letters to his brother Francesco a lawyer and priest living in Druento with their mother  Menegon has traced so far 270 letters by Sigismondo in several archives in Italy and other documents about him in Paris and Beijing and the official in charge of cultural activities welcomed Menegon (BU) and fellow travelers Professors Benedict Cruz (Harvard) and Sergio Parussa (Wellesley) and led them in a brief tour of the local churches The visit was crowned by tasty Piedmontese fare at a local restaurant The town hopes to sponsor the publication of Sigismondo’s letters to his family in the future View all posts took the Hungarian Oath of Citizenship and received the document granting him citizenship at the Sándor Palace Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and MLSZ Chairman Sándor Csányi were also present at the celebratory ceremony President Novák lauded Rossi’s achievements as head of the National Team ‘The fact that teenagers can be avid fans of the National [Football] Team in an age when it is fashionable to idolize major international stars we were delivering great results at the European Championship partially hosted by Budapest,’ as quoted by the Hungarian sports daily Nemzeti Sport the President is referring to the Euro 2020 competition where Hungary managed to tie the defending World Champions at the time That may not even be the biggest feat Rossi’s Hungary have ever accomplished they beat England 4–0 in a historic win in a UEFA Nations League match-up beating the English on their home turf for the first time since the legendary 6–3 win by the Puskás-led side in November 1953 In a recent interview with the international sports magazine World Soccer Rossi has talked about the warm sentiments he has towards our country even before he officially became a citizen ‘I like the Hungarian people and the way they show respect I will be grateful to Hungary for the rest of my life This is where I got the opportunity to become a coach to save my dignity at a time when I was deeply depressed I am sure I will always have some connection to the country.’ Roland Sallai scored twice to stun England as the Three Lions lost 4-0 to Hungary in the UEFA Nations League at Molineux SUBSCRIBE to ensure you don’t miss a video from the England YouTube channel Hit the bell to get notifications on our latest uploads Marco Rossi spent most of his career playing for teams in Serie B The peak of his footballing career was at the Serie A side Sampdoria with whom he also won the Coppa Italia in 1994 He got his first job in Hungary in August 2012 when he was appointed as head coach at Budapest Honvéd He often talked about how his father was a big fan of Ferenc Puskás so coaching the legendary Hungarian footballer’s former team meant a lot to him He remained in his position until his dismissal in April 2014 Rossi was called back to coach Honvéd once again in February 2015 a decision that turned out to be a phenomenal one by the team management Rossi managed to win the Hungarian Championship with Honvéd which was the first time the club got the title in 14 years and they are currency playing in the second division he was bought out of his contract with Honvéd by FC DAC 1904 the football club of the town of Dunaszerdahely (Dunajská Streda) a majority-Hungarian town in Slovakia His great performance there convinced the leadership of the Hungarian football association (MLSZ) to trust him with coaching the National Team which was going through a rough period at the time While Rossi began his career leading the Hungarian side with a 1–0 loss against Finland what followed after surpassed even the wildest expectations Hungary qualified for Euro 2020 where they tied France and Germany as referenced by President Novák above; and also made it to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League where they beat England back-to-back and triumphed over Germany in Leipzig as well with three wins and one draw in four games Hungary are leading their qualifying group and are well positioned to go to Euro 2024 in Germany Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective.