- Name
Elizabeth of Hungary
- Feast Day
November 17
- Short Bio
Elizabeth was born in 1207, married at 14 and widowed at 20. She was a princess in Hungary who was renowned for her generosity toward the poor. She was inspired by St. Francis of Assisi to live out Franciscan ideals in her lay life.
- Born
July 7, 1207
- Died
November 17, 1231
- Patron of
hospitals, Third Order of St. Francis
- Adopted by
- Born in
Hungary
- Lived in
Hungary, Germany
- Gender
- Form of Passing
- Roles
- Century
- Vocation
- Married to
Ludwig IV
- Siblings
Bela IV
- Family Members
St. Hedwig (aunt), St. Isabel of Portugal (great-niece)
- Name Variations
Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet
- Name Meaning
"oath of God," "God is satisfaction"
- Favorite Quote
Oftentimes also she led her friends to the cemetery, and said to them, “Remember that we too shall one day be but dust.” Then, when they had reached the charnel- house, she would say, “Here lie the bones of the dead; these people were once living like us, and are now dead as we shall be ; that is why we must love God. Let us kneel down, and say together, ‘Lord, by Thy cruel death, and by Thy dear mother Mary, deliver these poor souls from their sufferings; Lord, by Thy five sacred wounds save us.’”
- Canonized by
Pope Gregory IX
- Canonization
- Date Canonized
May 27, 1235
- Major Shrine
St. Elizabeth Church, Marburg
- Cover
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