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Helena of Raška. Elizabeth of Hungary ( Hungarian: Erzsébet, Polish: Elżbieta; c. 1128 – 21 July 1154) was a member of the House of Árpád and by marriage Duchess of Greater Poland . She was the eldest child of King Béla II of Hungary and Helena of Raška. This parentage is confirmed in several web sources who followed the message of ...
Nov 16, 2023 · On November 17, the Catholic Church honors St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a medieval noblewoman who lived a life of poverty and service. Born in 1207, Elizabeth was the daughter of the Hungarian King Andrew II, and was married off to German nobleman Ludwig of Thuringia at a young age. Elizabeth's mother was killed in 1213, and this tragedy led Elizabeth to focus on prayer and a serious view of life ...
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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...
November 17, 1231. Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint, also called Saint ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA, b. in Hungary, probably at Pressburg, 1207; d. at Marburg, Hesse, November 17 (not November 19), 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 ...
2 days ago · The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary on November 17. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, was King Andrew II of Hungary’s daughter. While she could have indulged in an extravagant lifestyle, she chose a life of simplicity, sacrifice, service, and holiness.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, was born in Hungary on July 7, 1207 to the Hungarian King Andrew II and Gertrude of Merania. As soon as her life began, she had responsibilities from being a royal pressed upon her. While Elizabeth was very young, her father arranged for her to be married to Ludwig IV of ...
Nov 17, 2020 · Saint of the Day for November 17. (1207 – November 17, 1231) Saint Elizabeth of Hungary’s Story. In her short life, Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order. The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a life of ...
