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  • Elisabeth of Hungary
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  • Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen or Heilige Elisabeth von Ungarn, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, July 7, 1207 – November 17, 1231) was a princess of Hungary and a Catholic saint, celebrated mainly in Germany and Hungary. According to tradition, she was born in the castle of Sárospatak, Hungary, on July 7, 1207. She was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Andechs-Merania, and at age four was brought to the court of the rulers of Thuringia in Central Germany, to become a future bride who would reinforce political alliances between the families. Elisabeth was married at the age of fourteen, widowed at twenty, relinquished her wealth to the poor, built hospitals, and became a symbol of Christian charity in Germany and elsewhere af
patronage
  • hospitals, nurses, bakers, brides, countesses, dying children, exiles, homeless people, lacemakers, tertiaries and widows
Canonized date
  • 1235-05-28
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Birth Date
  • 1207-07-07
canonized place
major shrine
death place
  • Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire
Attributes
  • Roses, Crown, Food basket
venerated in
Name
  • Elisabeth of Hungary
  • Princess Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
ImageSize
  • 200
Caption
  • (by Edmund Blair Leighton )
  • The Charity of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
feast day
  • --11-17
  • --11-19
Alternative Names
  • Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen; Szent Erzsébet
Date of Death
  • 1231-11-17
Birth Place
  • Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary
Titles
  • Widow
death date
  • 1231-11-17
canonized by
Place of Birth
Place of death
Date of Birth
  • 1207-07-07
Short Description
  • Hungarian saint
abstract
  • Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen or Heilige Elisabeth von Ungarn, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, July 7, 1207 – November 17, 1231) was a princess of Hungary and a Catholic saint, celebrated mainly in Germany and Hungary. According to tradition, she was born in the castle of Sárospatak, Hungary, on July 7, 1207. She was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Andechs-Merania, and at age four was brought to the court of the rulers of Thuringia in Central Germany, to become a future bride who would reinforce political alliances between the families. Elisabeth was married at the age of fourteen, widowed at twenty, relinquished her wealth to the poor, built hospitals, and became a symbol of Christian charity in Germany and elsewhere after her death at the age of twenty-four.