St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Religious
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Religious
Born: 1207
St. Elizabeth was born in Hungary in 1207, the daughter of Alexander II, King of Hungary. At the age of four she was sent for education to the court of the Landgrave of Thuringia, to whose infant son she was betrothed. As she grew in age, her piety also increased by leaps and bounds. In 1221, she married Louis of Thuringia and in spite of her position at court began to lead an austerely simple life, practiced penance, and devoted herself to works of charity.
Her husband was himself much inclined to religion and highly esteemed her virtue, encouraging her in her exemplary life. They had three children when tragedy struck - Louis was killed while fighting with the Crusaders. After his death, Elizabeth left the court, made arrangements for the care of her children, and in 1228, renounced the world, becoming a tertiary of St. Francis. She built the Franciscan hospital at Marburg and devoted herself to the care of the sick until her death at the age of 24 in 1231.
St. Elizabeth is the patron saint of bakers, countesses, death of children, falsely accused, the homeless, nursing services, tertiaries, widows, and young brides. Her symbols are alms, flowers, bread, the poor, and a pitcher.
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I chose St Elizabeth as my confirmation name. She demonstrates a life that we should be leading. St Elizabeth PRAY FOR US!!!!
Her feast day is 17th November, my birthday!!
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St.Elizabeth is a blessed an dnice saint thet help the needey,poor,young brides ,...... i hope i met her because she is a kind lady. also may god blesss her .
thank you christie for the help you give me why i want her to be my saint and the web sit for heping me on my paper im doing
this is an awesome site!!!!!!! she reminds me of MEEEEEE!! hahhhahhahaaha im soooo funny this site issss sooooo awesome im telling my teacher about this. and im using this whenever i need to do a religon project!!!! THANK YOU WHOEVER MADE THUS SITE :) :) :) :) :) :) and im 12 years old
this site is super helpful (: thanks so much (: <3
she is going to be my confirmation Saint ya!!!!!
I graduated from St Elizaabeth High School in Oakland, CA. And take Her name for my SFO name, in 1996. I am very proud of it.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, sweet saint of the poor and suffering. I chose Elizabeth for my Confirmation, without knowing you, but now, I can claim you for myself, In hindsight I could not have chosen a more adorable and attractive saint. To think that a royal, a queen dressed herself simply, and gave food to the poor is such a touching image, never to be seen in today's world. I read that you were punished by the Court and stripped of your crown, for they thought that you were impoverishing their wealth. No doubt you were reinstated, but I am ashamed to think that altough I like to be charitable, I get quickly frustrated by negative comments or reactions to my word and work. Help me dear saint to receive the wonderful Grace of the Holy Spirit to be discerning and prudent in speech and behaviour. My ferour to you increased after my visit to you stunning capital city, Budapest, where in St Stephen's basilica there is a great devotion to you. Dear Saint help me to get an authentic answer, which I am waiting for, so that my charity donations will be send to the right person/authority. May it be used as for the most needy. Amen
A wonderful young saint - Always pray for me
thx this really helped for my conformatin paper :D <3
Wow! I'm reaserching her for a project, and her birthday is the same as mine, 7/7!!
AND 7 is a holy number!!
i chose st.elizabet bez. i love her....i know the story of st.elizabeth . its our fmily nme when im schooling in the sister of mary school...........she devoted her self 2 the care of the poorest. naalala ko ng kumuha sia ng pagkain para sa mga ngu2tom,itinago nia un sa mlking damit nia upang hindi mkta ngunit siay nhuli at inalam kung anu ang dala nia.laking gulat ng itoy mkta...........ang mga pagkain na para sa ngu2tom naging isang npkrming bulak2.......npkabango n2.........
wow her life is so interesting i love her im so glad i chose her 4 my comunyen
-MARISSA
Wow, im so happy that i chossen her for my confermation
isnt she so inspiring
i also like wat she is patron saint of
i feel such a connection to this saint! i chose her for my confirmation name because i share her compassion and willingness to help the poor, and i had a brother who died at a young age, so this saint really speaks to me.
She died November 16 Midnight.
It does not say what day she died
this saint rules