St. Elizabeth of Hungary: More Than a Fun Halloween Costume
Taryn DeLong shares the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary: wife, mother, Secular Franciscan, and princess.
A couple of weeks ago, at All Saints’ Day Mass, our pastor asked all of the children who were dressed as saints to come up to the altar and tell us who they were dressed as. There were two dressed as Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. This made sense to me; the only time I ever dressed up as a saint for All Saints’ Day, I dressed as Saint Elizabeth. Who wouldn’t want to wear a pretty dress and a crown?
A Crown of Thorns
Many years later, I’ve pointed to Saint Elizabeth as an example of how not all saints are called to a life of poverty. Some have great wealth and use it to serve others. Saint Elizabeth wanted to live a life of poverty but was a princess instead. On the Feast of the Assumption one year, she took off her crown and laid it before the crucifix at a church. She was scolded, but she answered, “How can I, a wretched creature, continue to wear a crown of earthly dignity, when I see my King Jesus Christ crowned with thorns?”
Saint Elizabeth is known for this question as well as her great ac
St Elizabeth of Hungary was a princess and the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary.
She was born on July 7 in Bratislava, Slovakia (previously Pozsony, Hungary).
She died on November 17 at the age of 24 in Hesse, Germany (previously Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia).
We celebrate her feast day on November 17 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Elizabeth of Hungary is the Patron Saint of
- Widows
- Third Order of Saint Francis
- Teutonic Order
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro, Iloilo City, the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá
- Nurses
- Lace-makers
- Košice, Slovakia
- Hospitals
- Homeless people
- Falsely accused people
- Exiles
- Dying children
- Countesses
- Budapest, Hungary
- Brides
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Bakers
| St Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious Biography | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | July 7 |
| Place of Birth | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Profession | Served the sick |
| Place of Work | Thuringia, Germany |
| Date of Death | November 17 (aged 24) |
| Place of Death | Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia (modern-day Hesse, Germany) |
| Feast Day | November 17 |
| Canonization | By Pope Gregory IX on May 27 in Perugia, Italy |
| Patron Saint
LIVED: Elizabeth was born in the Kingdom of Hungary to King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania on July 7, ; she died in Thuringia (in modern-day Germany) on November 17, at the age of St. Francis lived around the same time (). MISSION: Elizabeth made many private vows to God and became a Third Order Secular Franciscan. She strove to serve God by serving her people well. ADVENTURES: Princess Elizabeth was promised in marriage to the young landgrave of Thuringia at the age of four, and was raised with him in the magnifi cent Wartburg Castle. The two were married when Elizabeth was fourteen and Louis was twenty-one. For the most part, the people of the court welcomed the Hungarian princess, but Elizabeth’s growing devotion to God, plus her desire to follow the way of St. Francis, caused some in the court to grumble and gossip. They said she prayed too much. They fretted when she wore plain clothes and went to Mass barefoot. (She caused a minor uproar when she removed her gold crown before the crucifix at Mass.) And they especially didn’t like her generosity to the poor, whom she fed from her table and washed with her own hands. In response to all these complai Who was St. Elizabeth of Hungary?Born into nobility nearly years ago, St. Elizabeth of Hungary was inspired by God to use her royal position, as a princess by birth and countess by marriage, to help the poor. Instead of ignoring the destitute, she went out looking for the most impoverished, humbling herself to benefit the sick and starving. Elizabeth saw the face of Jesus in the beggar, the leper, the homeless, and devoted her life in the service of such people. Helping and serving were not enough for Elizabeth; she wanted to know the holy poverty and suffering of Our Lord. She believed that only through evangelical poverty, by living with the poorest of the poor, could she truly imitate Christ. But detaching herself from the trappings of royalty was not easy. Born a PrincessElizabeth was born in 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 military cooperation between Hungary and Thüringen. At age Biographies you may also likeRachel ames general hospital elizabeth When Elizabeth began to see Lucky Spencer, Audrey feared he was a bad influence for her but Lucky proved himself worthy by helping Elizabeth grow as a person after the rape. Sarah left . Ayogu eze biography of mahatma Mohandas Gandhi was born in in western India and went to London to study law, experiencing discrimination which influenced his later activism. In South Africa from Missing: ayogu eze. Dw griffith biograph shorts Film Preservation Society is currently working to preserve and restore all + Biograph films directed by D. W. Griffith between and Follow us @filmpreservationsociety on Missing: shorts. Aahana kumra biography channels Hindi Serial And Shows. Aahana Kumra. Overview Serials & Shows Movie Review Articles OTT Trailers Galleries Latest Movie of Aahana Kumra - Dorababu Shobanam Movie Review Serials Missing: biography. Kimberley anne tiamsiri biography definition Kimberley Anne Woltemas Tiamsiri is a Thai actress and model of German descent. Her father is German with PhD in Law. Her mother is Thai, came Chieng Mai. She has 2 older brother and Missing: definition. Shree krishna shrestha biography of william Madan Krishna Shrestha (Nepali: मदन कृष्ण श्रेष्ठ; listen ⓘ) is a Nepali actor, comedian, writer, singer, song writer, composer,director and producer. He is one of the most successful Missing: william. Tamaz tamazashvili biography of albert Tamaz Somkhishvili began his criminal activities in Georgia, and became known in criminal circles as "Tamaz Tobolsky", the leader of the West Siberian organized criminal g: albert. Roy diblik plant combinations with heliotrope The new, simplified approach is made up of hardy, beautiful plants grown on a 10x14 foot grid. Each of the 62 garden plans combines complementary plants that thrive Missing: heliotrope. | |