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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
She was a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary (1205-35) and his wife Gertrude, a member of the family of the Counts of Andechs-Meran; Elizabeth's brother succeeded his father on the throne of Hungary as Bela IV; the sister of her mother, Gertrude, was St.
Shortly after their marriage, Elizabeth and Ludwig made a journey to Hungary; Ludwig was often after this employed by the Emperor Frederick II, to whom he was much attached, in the affairs of the empire.
With the aid of Elizabeth the Franciscans in 1225 founded a monastery in Eisenach; Brother Rodeger, as his fellow-companion in the order, Jordanus, reports, instructed Elizabeth, to observe, according to her state of life, chastity, humility, patience, the exercise of prayer, and charity.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05389a.htm   (2015 words)

  
 Saint Michael Center - Saints
Saint Zachary was spoken of in one of the three canticles of the New Testament, which is known as the "Benedictus." It is recited in the prayers of priest as part of their liturgical worship.
Saint Margaret of Scotland was a relative of Saint Stephen of Hungary.
Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, the father and the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, presented the to God in the Temple, to live there and to belong to God forever, when she was three years, two months and thirteen days old.
www.smcenter.org /events_saints_nov03.htm   (4784 words)

  
 The hidden life: Edith Stein -- II. 1 THE SPIRIT OF ST. ELIZABETH AS IT INFORMED HER LIFE
It is the story of the Hungarian royal child, Elizabeth, who was born in the castle in Pressburg at the same time as the magician Klingsor in Eisenach read of her birth in the stars, and predicted her future fame and meaning for the Thuringia region.
Elizabeth forgot irretrievably all the rules of breeding when her heart began beating stormily, and she followed the rhythm and beat of her heart.
Sometimes Conrad commands and Elizabeth submits obediently to him, e.g., when he takes away the beloved companions of her youth and substitutes housemates that are hard to bear, when he increasingly restricts her joy of personally giving alms and finally entirely prohibits it.
www.karmel.at /ics/edith/stein_12.html   (4400 words)

  
 Elisabeth of Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elisabeth (Erzsebet) of Hungary (b.1207 – 17 November 1231) was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary (1175-1235) and his wife Gertrude of Andechs-Meran (murdered in 1213).
She is the patron saint of hospitals, nurses, bakers, brides, countesses, dying children, exiles, homeless people, lacemakers, tertiaries and widows.
Ludwig was not upset by the distribution of his wealth to the poor believing that his wife's charitable efforts would bring eternal reward; he is venerated in Thuringia as a saint.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elisabeth_of_Hungary   (941 words)

  
 Saints of July 4
Elizabeth, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, was named after her great-aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in Portugal by the Spanish form of that name, Isabella.
In art, Saint Elizabeth is depicted carrying roses in her lap in winter; crowned with roses; or as a Franciscan tertiary nun, sometimes with a beggar near her or with a rose or jug in her hand (Roeder, White).
This Saint Finbar was the founder and abbot of a famous monastery on the Isle of Crimlen or Innis Doimhle, Wexford (Benedictines, Husenbeth).
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0704.htm   (3415 words)

  
 Saint Elizabeth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The St. Elizabeth of Hungary Award, is given annually to a Catholic Charities employee whose commitment to Catholic Charities’ mission relates to the life and work of St. Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was born in Hungary in 1207, the daughter of Andrew, King of Hungary.
Elizabeth was especially concerned about the orphans and the elderly and built hospitals with her own funds to take care of them.
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org /Info/St.Elizabeth.html   (526 words)

  
 saints117
Saint Augustine was born in North Africa in 354.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was born in 1774.
Saint Marie Goretti was born on a farm in Italy.
www.stmarys-school.org /Archive/1999_2000/Grade3Saints/kearney/saints117.htm   (1882 words)

  
 Chuch Windows . TOUR . Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Born into royalty, she was a princess (daughter of King Andrew of Hungary) and the great-aunt of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal.
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was married at fourteen and had three children with King Ludwig who died in 1227.
The lower window commemorates when Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was taking food to the poor and sick, her royal husband had stopped her and looked under her mantle to see what she was carrying, and the food had been miraculously changed to roses.
pirate.shu.edu /~bigeloma/churchwindows/stelizabethofhungary.htm   (195 words)

  
 elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary is the patron saint of bakers, countesses, death of children, falsely accused, homeless, nursing services, tertiaries, widows, and young brides.
Born in 1207 to King Edward II of Hungary, Elizabeth served tirelessly for the poor until her death in 1231.
However, according to the testimony of Isentrude, one of her ladies in waiting, Saint Elizabeth and her three children were driven out of the castle by her brother-in-law Henry as he wanted the throne for himself.
www.haverford.edu /engl/engl301/elizahungary/elizabeth.htm   (834 words)

  
 Lives of the Saints, July 8, Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Elizabeth herself cared for the sick whom she visited, and never did a poor beggar leave her palace without having received what he needed.
Several times Saint Elizabeth was called on to make peace between her husband and her son Alphonso, who had taken up arms against him.
The patience of Saint Elizabeth and the wonderful sweetness with which she cherished the children even of her rivals, eventually won over the king, and he became a devoted husband and a Christian king.
magnificat.ca /cal/engl/07-08.htm   (525 words)

  
 Elizabeth of Hungary Biography / Biography of Elizabeth of Hungary Biography
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) devoted her life and her financial resources to the improvement of the lives of the sick and poor.
Elizabeth of Hungary was a thirteenth-century member of the Hungarian and German royalty who devoted her energy and fortune to the assistance of the sick and poor in the German region of Thuringia.
Elizabeth was born into the royal family of Hungary in 1207 in Sárospatak.
www.bookrags.com /biography-elizabeth-of-hungary   (246 words)

  
 Servants - Elisa-eng
She was a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and his wife Gertrude, a member of the family of the Counts of Andechs-Meran; Her mother's sister was St.Hedwig, wife of Duke Heinrich I, while another saint, St.Elizabeth (Isabel) of Portugal (d.
He treated Elizabeth with inexorable severity, even using corporal means of correction, but he brought Her with a firm hand by the road of self-mortification to sanctity, and after Her death was very active in Her canonization.
Ludwig was often employed by the Emperor Frederick II, in the affairs of the empire and, in the spring of 1226, while Ludwig was in Italy, Elizabeth assumed control of affairs and distributed alms in all parts of Her husband's territory.
www.firponet.com /Francesco/Servants/Elisabetta/Fran_serv_Elisa_eng.htm   (1109 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Great-niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, for whom she was named.
Elizabeth suffered through years of abuse and adultery, praying all the while for his conversion, and working with the poor and sick.
Though she had been unjustly accused of siding with her son against the crown, Elizabeth rode onto the battlefield between them, and was able to reconcile father and son, and prevent bloodshed.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainte07.htm   (412 words)

  
 Saint Elizabeth :: Home Health Care, Consulting, Care & Education Technologies :: Ontario, Canada
Saint Elizabeth Health Care shares its talent and wisdom to serve the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families in their homes and communities.
Saint Elizabeth Health Care is named after Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, an aristocrat in the 13th century who dedicated her life to helping the poor and sick over the objections of her family.
According to legend, one day Elizabeth was returning home from administering to the poor with a bundle of leftover loaves of bread under her cloak when she encountered her husband.
www.saintelizabeth.com /about/mission.html   (355 words)

  
 Elizabeth of Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Elizabeth was a princess and born in Sarospatak, Hungary, in 1207 as the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and his wife Gertrude Countess of Andechs.
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.
Elizabeth was canonized in 1235 by Pope Gregory IX.
www.marypages.com /ElizabethEng.htm   (934 words)

  
 SAINT ELIZABETH - LoveToKnow Article on SAINT ELIZABETH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On the deeth of Louis the Saint in 1227, Elizabeth was deprived of the regency by his brother, Henry Raspe IV.
The exhibition in the Royal Academy of P. Calderons picttire, St Elizabeth of Hungarys Great Act of Renunciation, now in the Tate Gallery in London, roused considerable protest among Catholics.
The saint is represented as kneeling nude before the altar, in the presence of her confessor and a couple of nuns.
56.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EL/ELIZABETH_SAINT.htm   (575 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 17
Saint Francis died six years after they had married; Elizabeth was influenced by one of his friars--Brother Roger, who shortly after her wedding told her about Francis and Christ's message to him.
Saint Eugene, a deacon of of Florence, Italy, under the bishop Saint Zenobius, was a disciple of Saint Ambrose in Milan (Benedictines).
Saint Hereswitha at the Chelles Monastery as a nun in France.
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1117.htm   (8212 words)

  
 Saint Elizabeth's Three Crowns - 7838
She was born Princess Elizabeth of Hungary, the daughter of King Andrew.
Although Elizabeth was a princess, she longed to live the kind of poverty she heard about through the Franciscans.
Her subjects were never able to grow accustomed to the queen who lived the life of a saint, but they always appreciated her generosity and saw in her such simplicity and holiness.
www.catholicstore.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=17685   (302 words)

  
 Popular saints in Portugal: Santa Isabela of Portugal
Elizabeth, or Isabel, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, was named after her great-aunt, Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in Portugal by the Spanish form of that name, Isabela.
In art, Saint Elizabeth is depicted carrying roses in her lap in winter; crowned with roses; or as a Franciscan tertiary nun, sometimes with a beggar near her or with a rose or jug in her hand.
Elizabeth is venerated in Zaragoza and especially Portugal and is invoked in time of war.
www.portcult.com /OPS_11.htm   (2211 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Saint Elizabeth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Elizabeth, Saint, in the New Testament, mother of John the Baptist.
Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint (1207-1231), daughter of Andrew II, king of Hungary, born in Bratislava (now in Slovakia).
College of Saint Elizabeth, private, coeducational institution in Morristown, New Jersey, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
encarta.msn.com /Saint_Elizabeth.html   (124 words)

  
 St. Elizabeth Parish Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
St. Elizabeth was born in Hungary in 1207, the daughter of Alexander II, King of Hungary.
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.
Elizabeth is the patron saint of bakers, countesses, death of children, falsely accused, the homeless, nursing services, tertiaries, widows, and young brides.
www.stelizabeth.org   (355 words)

  
 Our Patron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Our patron saint, Elizabeth of Hungary, was born in 1207, the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary.
After her husband's death, left defenseless against his hostile family, Elizabeth, with her three children, sought refuge with the Franciscans in Eisenach.
She is frequently painted as a Franciscan nun, but is sometimes shown with three crowns, indicative of her royal birth, her marriage estate, and her glorification in Heaven.
home.alltel.net /stelizabeth/patron.html   (267 words)

  
 saint elizabeth of portugal and other portugal related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Portuguese Immigrants in the United States Saint Elizabeth of Portugal Born in 1271, Queen Isabel was married to King Diniz (or Dinis).
Also with Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, who was also a royal tertiary, who was said to carry bread which turned to roses...
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint Elizabeth Associations Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Saint Elizabeth of Reute, Blessed Elizabeth of Schonau, Saint Ellis, Philip Michael Ellwangen Abbey Elohim...
www.nethorde.com /portugal/saint-elizabeth-of-portugal.html   (358 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : November 17, 2004 : Elizabeth of Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
She was the daughter of Andrew II, King of Hungary, and wife of Duke Louis IV of Thuringia.
Elizabeth was the daughter of the Hungarian king Andrew II.
Elizabeth's daughter, St. Gertrude of Thuringia and her relatives Hedwig of Silesia, Agnes of Bohemia, Margaret of Hungary, Cunigund of Poland and Elizabeth of Portugal, were drawn to holiness through her example.
www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2004-11-17   (872 words)

  
 St. Elizabeth of Hungary -- AEGIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Elizabeth (1207-1231) was a princess, the daughter of King Alexander II of Hungary.
After her husband was killed in the Crusades, Elizabeth left the court.
Elizabeth built a hospital at Marburg and cared for the sick until her death in 1231.
www.aegis.com /about/liz.htm   (78 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; a study of twenty-four years.
Find in a Library: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; a study of twenty-four years.
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; a study of twenty-four years.
Subjects: Elizabeth, -- of Hungary, Saint, -- 1207-1231.
www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/2b11308866392c9f.html   (68 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Elizabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Hungary
Her gifts of bread to the poor, and of a large gift of grain to a famine stricken Germany, led to her patronage of bakers and related fields.
Elizabeth was a lifelong friend of the poor and gave herself entirely to relieving the hungry.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainte01.htm   (671 words)

  
 The Legend of Elizabeth 1207-1231 - by Ruth Sawyer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Straightway the landgrave dispatched unto the court of Hungary a trusty, one Walter of Vargila, to make certain of the truth of the prophecy, and to ask the hand of the infant Elizabeth for his son.
Further did he beseech the lord of Hungary, should he deem it prudent, to entrust to the messenger no lesser thing than the child herself, that both infants might be reared together at Wartburg and so grow strong in love, honor and courtesy, each for the other.
Elizabeth and her young children she drove forth into the night, while a terrible storm raged.
www.cin.org /legsteli.html   (2185 words)

  
 St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The philosophy of St. Elizabeth of Hungary School is based on the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Elizabeth of Hungary School is a welcoming, caring community of believers with a firm commitment to God, composed of multi-cultural origins, who are living witnesses of Christ's Presence and His on-going ministry in society.
Elizabeth of Hungary School believe that every child is unique, valuable, and blessed by the Holy Spirit.
home.catholicweb.com /stelizabethofhungary/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=34449&From=Home   (234 words)

  
 Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Elizabeth, devout and beloved disciple of Jesus,
Saint Elizabeth, whose nights were spent in prayer and contemplation,
Saint Elizabeth, hospitable receiver of pilgrims and the sick,
catholicyouth.freeservers.com /litanies/saints/elizabeth_hungary.htm   (217 words)

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