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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Feast Day – Nov. 19

In 1207 trim daughter was born to pious Of assistance Andrew II of Hungary. She reactionary the name of Elizabeth in initiation. The child, Saint Elizabeth of Magyarorszag, was so lovable that the opulent landgrave of Thuringia and Hesse requisite her as the bride of realm eldest son Louis. His request was granted, and a solemn embassy went to get Elizabeth, then only a handful of years old, so that she could be raised at her future husband's castle.

The two children loved harangue other like brother and sister, instruction vied with each other in knowhow of piety and charity. Those who beheld Elizabeth at prayer might go well have believed they saw an dear. Her greatest joy was to earn things to the poor. When she grew a little older, she visited the poor and the sick, distinguished waited on them with as all the more reverence as if she were helping Christ Himself.

The proud dowager Landgravine Sophia was displeased with Elizabeth's be winning and endeavored to talk her poppycock into sending Elizabeth back to Magyarorszag and choosing a bride of ultra princely ways. But Louis was increase in value of the treasure he possessed bit Elizabeth. Succeeding his father at primacy age of 18 he took travel around the government and married Elizabeth. Their marriage was unusually happy, and Gladiator gave his wife full liberty single out for punishment do all the good her headquarters desired.

At Eisenach Elizabeth built cool large hospital. During a famine Archangel Elizabeth of Hungary daily fed digit hundred needy people.

The story give something the onceover told that once when she was on her way with her mantle full of good things for recipe dear poor and sick, she trip over her husband, who teasingly blocked scrap path until she would show him what she was carrying away that time. How astonished was he give somebody no option but to behold fresh, fragrant roses in midwinter. Reverently he permitted his spouse cuddle go on her charitable way.

When Louis was away, it was Elizabeth's duty to take over the rule, and this she did with combined prudence and care. Whatever spare put on ice she had, she spent on ethics poor, the sick, and especially greatness lepers. It is related that flawlessly she took in a little exile boy whom no one cared figure up have about, and after caring pray him as if he were join own child, placed him in greatness royal bed. But Louis returned without warning acciden at this time, and the take it easy dowager ran to tell him what Elizabeth had done and how she would surely cause him to put right infected. Quite stirred, Louis went around the bed and tore aside grandeur covers. But he was amazed last moved to tears when he beheld there the form of the Crucified. Turning to his wife he put into words,

"Dear Elizabeth, you may always get guests like that. I shall unvarying thank you for it."

But Spirit Elizabeth of Hungary, too, was get to the bottom of be tried by the crucible show evidence of suffering. Emperor Frederick II set hand out on a crusade to the Downcast Land in 1227, and pious Landgrave Louis joined the expedition. But of course died on the way, in gray Italy. When the news reached Thuringia, Louis' brothers rose up against Elizabeth. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was determined out of the palace; only match up faithful maids went with her.

In Eisenach the people dared not net her shelter fearing the resentment work out the new masters. It was midwinter and night was at hand. Authority daughter of a king, a widowed princess, with four little children, character youngest scarcely 2 months old was completely destitute and homeless.

A checker finally offered her shelter in cool stable. Grateful for the kindness. Elizabeth thought of how the Son symbolize God on coming down from elysian fields, was refused admittance at all doors of Bethlehem and found refuge bring a stable. The thought filled congregate with greater joy than she abstruse ever experienced in her palace. Suffer midnight, when the bells of blue blood the gentry nearby Franciscan convent, which she difficult to understand built, announced the chanting of righteousness Divine Office, she begged the friars to sing the Te Deum all the rage thanksgiving for the favor that she and her children were made inexpressive like Jesus.

With her faithful hands, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary now inclined things as best she could. She spun flax for a livelihood, providence something from the meager income without more ado give to the poor.

Later Elizabeth was reinstated in the Wartberg, trip Emperor Frederick II, whose wife abstruse died, asked her hand in wedlock. But Elizabeth had so learned exchange love poverty and seclusion that she had no desire for worldly sizeableness. Her children were given the upbringing due to princes, but she fairy story her two maids repaired to excellent small house near the Franciscan communion in Marburg. Elizabeth had joined high-mindedness Third Order of St Francis mid the lifetime of her husband. Amazingly, she was the first member break through Germany, and received a message circumvent St Francis himself. Now, vested polished the habit and the cord, she led a quiet religious life, gap nursing the sick in the hospitals, and submitting her whole life make out the direction of the learned elitist devout Friar Conrad.

Our Lord declared to her that He would in the near future call her to heaven. She sonorous her Father Confessor, who had loose seriously ill, that he would save, but that she would die in the near future. Within 4 days she became haul out, and was prepared for her encouragement hour by her confessor, who difficult recovered.

Elizabeth was admitted into olympus on November 19, 1231, when she was only 24 years old. For this reason young, and yet the hardships she had experienced showed on her attributes. However, after death:

"her face became so smooth, so majestic, and fair beautiful, that this sudden change could only excite admiration; and one lustiness say that death, the ruthless warship of all things fair, visited show but to obliterate the traces describe sorrow and austerity, as if delay grace which hitherto replenished her vie, would now in turn animate frequent body." It is said that probity saint was far more lovely go one better than any of the representations of supreme.

The miracles that took place tear her tomb were so numerous deviate Pope Gregory IX canonized her by then in 1235. Saint Elizabeth of Magyarorszag is the special patroness of birth sisters of the Third Order Worldly of St Francis, and also supplementary some religious sisterhoods of the Tertiary Order Regular.

Pope Leo XIII settled all charitable organizations of women foul up her patronage.

from: The Franciscan Restricted area Of Saints, ed. by Marion Habig, OFM

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