Elizabeth of Hungary
Hungarian princess and Christian saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other Hungarian princesses named Elizabeth, see Elizabeth of Hungary (disambiguation).
Elizabeth of Hungary (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, Slovak: Svätá Alžbeta Uhorská; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia.
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Born | 7 July 1207 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (modern-day Bratislava, Slovakia) |
Died | 17 November 1231(1231-11-17) (aged 24) Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire (modern-day Hesse, Germany) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
Canonized | 27 May 1235[1][2][3], Perugia, Italy by Pope Gregory IX |
Major shrine | St Elisabeth Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia
St. Elizabeth Church, Marburg, Germany |
Feast | 17 November 19 November (General Roman Calendar of 1960)[4] |
Attributes | Roses, crown, food basket |
Patronage | hospitals; nurses; falsely accused people; bakers; brides; countesses; dying children; exiles; homeless people; lace-makers; widows; Bogotá, Colombia; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro; Teutonic Order; Third Order of Saint Francis; Budapest, Hungary and Košice, Slovakia[5] |
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Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband's death, she regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital where she herself served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian charity after her death in 1231 at the age of 24 and was canonized on 25 May 1235. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis, and is today honored as its patroness.