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« on: October 22, 2014, 10:16:10 PM » |
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary married Louis of Thuringia in 1221.
She devoted herself to charity.
She built the Franciscan hospital at Marburg.
She devoted herself to the care of the sick until her death at the age of 24 in 1231.
She was canonized by Pope Gregory IX.
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2014, 09:51:11 PM » |
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The Church of St. Elizabeth (Szent Erzsebet templom) is a Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislavia, Slovak Republic. It is consecrated to Elizabeth of Hungary.
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Poche
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2014, 04:36:23 AM » |
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In its most characteristic form the legend goes as follows. One day the young but pious Elizabeth, in the company of one or more serving women, descends from Wartburg Castle down to the village of Eisenach, below the castle. She is carrying meat, eggs, and bread under her mantle. Supposedly she has taken items from the family dining table to distribute to the poor in the village, against the wishes of her family, who frown upon such behavior. Halfway down, she unexpectedly meets her husband Ludwig IV of Thuringia, who asks, upon seeing her bulk, what she is carrying. Embarrassed and speechless as she is, she does not know what to say. Ludwig opens her mantle, and to his surprise in the dead of winter he finds her carrying a bouquet of roses.
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Patricia
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2014, 11:56:04 AM » |
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Beautiful story!
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'His mother saith to the servants: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.'
~~~John 2:5
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2016, 07:46:48 PM » |
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Matthias Grunewald, a Northern Renaissance painter, painted St. Elizabeth of Hungary 1509 to 1511.
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2016, 07:22:34 PM » |
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Saint Elizabeth is also known as Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia.
She was married to Landgrave Louis IV of Thuringia.
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2016, 06:53:16 PM » |
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Elizabeth was an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis. |
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2018, 09:07:45 PM » |
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It was interesting that when Elizabeth married Louis in 1221, Louis also became Landgrave of Thuringia in 1221.
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2018, 08:23:55 PM » |
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St. Elizabeth used her royal position to advance her mission for charity.
In 1223, Franciscan friars arrived in Thuringia and taught Landgravine Elizabeth
all about Francis of Assisi's ideals.
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2020, 08:49:51 PM » |
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Below Wartburg Castle Elizabeth built a hospital with twenty-eight beds and visited the inmates daily to attend to them. |
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2020, 02:57:49 AM » |
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Seeking to become one with the poor, Elizabeth of Hungary wore simple clothing.
Daily she would take bread to hundreds of the poorest in the land who came to her gate. |
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2021, 07:26:02 PM » |
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My great-grandmother Erzsebet (Elizabeth) was born in Hungary. |
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Shin
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« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2021, 08:04:37 PM » |
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I bet St. Elizabeth of Hungary watches over your family.  |
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'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2023, 07:10:47 PM » |
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Elizabeth was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. |
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CyrilSebastian
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2024, 07:15:24 PM » |
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