Destroyed by the Ottomans, the remains of the monastery grounds are in an area called Szépjuhászné (English: Beautiful shepherdess) which is in the saddle between Hárshegy and János Hill in the 2nd district of Budapest.

In 1290, near what is today Budakeszi, on the outskirts of Budapest, a chapel called Budaszentlőrinc dedicated to St. Lawrence (Szent Lőrinc) was established on the site of what became the monastery.

In 1381, the body of St. Paul, the patron saint of the order, was transferred from Venice to the Monastery of St. Lawrence at Buda, which thereby gained greatly in prestige, becoming a destination for pilgrims.

[2] Following the Neapolitan campaigns of Louis I of Hungary, the king made donations of money and relics[3] to the monastery and offered the country under the patronage of Paul of Thebes as a co-patron saint.

[7] The relics of St. Paul the Hermit were taken to Trenčín Castle and the Pauline treasures were evacuated to Horné Lefantovce and then to Lepoglava in Croatia.