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St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Also called St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, born in Hungary, probably at Pressburg, 1207; died at Marburg, Hesse, 17 November (not 19 November), 1231. She was a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary (1205-35) and his wife Gertrude, a member of the family of the Counts of Andechs-Meran; Elizabeth's brother succeeded his ...
Hungarian saint and princess who defied the customs of her age and class by her tireless efforts to care for the sick and poor. Name variations: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; St. Elizabeth of Thuringia. Born on June 7, 1207, in Pressburg (Bratislava); died of exhaustion and malnourishment on November 19, 1231, at Marburg; daughter of King Andrew ...
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Elizabeth was born in 1207 to King Andrew II and Queen Gertrude in Pressburg, Hungary. Shortly after her birth, her parents promised Elizabeth in marriage to Louis, son of Hermann I, landgrave of Thüringen, Germany. A landgrave was a powerful German ruler, and Hermann had dominion over much of central Germany. The marriage implied assistance and mi...
Throughout her short life Elizabeth was attracted to a life of piety. Once, while attending Mass, the young countess fell prostrate before the crucifix, took off her crown and laid it at the foot of the crucified Christ. Although chastised by others, she believed she couldn’t come before Jesus wearing her regal crown when He wore a crown of thorns....
Ironically, fearing the landgrave’s wrath, the local people would not take her in. Rejected by the very people she had fed and clothed, and because of her uncertain future, Elizabeth sent her children away to live with others. Now, with no husband and no children, Elizabeth immersed herself in an austere existence, even begging door to door, and sh...
Elizabeth spent her final years living in a hut, spinning wool for her own subsistence and serving God through serving the sick in the Marburg hospital. There was no disgrace in her lifestyle, but rather a special dignity, because nothing came between her and God. She had attained true poverty. She had stripped herself of all possessions in favor o...
Nov 16, 2023 · She became sick herself and died in November of 1231. Only four years later, she was declared a saint. Pope Benedict XVI praised her as a “model for those in authority” and noted the continuity between her personal faith and her public work on behalf of the poor and sick.
Nov 17, 2021 · On this 17th of November we, as Franciscans, joyfully celebrate the feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary, a tertiary of our Order. Elizabeth was born on 7 July 1207, of Thuringia. Her father was none other than Andrew II, the mighty and mighty King of Hungary and his wife was the German Countess Gertrude of Andechs-Meran, who was wife to the Duke ...
Jul 30, 2023 · Elizabeth’s life was consumed deeply by her devotion to God and her charitable labor. She passed away at the age of 24, on November 17, 1231 in Marburg, Hesse. One of her greatest known miracles occurred when she was still alive, the miracle of roses.
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