Elizabeth of hungary

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A holy card printed in 1907 for the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Elisabeth of Hungary. (Thanks to my daughter who gave me this treasure after finding it in a village flea market during her recent trip to Italy.) St. Elisabeth of Hungary (Szent Erzsébet in Hungarian; Heilige Elisabeth in German) lived a short life (only to the age of 24), but she made such an impact that she was canonized by the Catholic Church only four years after her death. She was born over 800 years ago, but we…

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Icon December 19th 2012 Watercolor, Ink and Gold Leaf "As in heaven Your will is punctually performed, so may it be done on e... St. Elizabeth of Hungary

St. Elizabeth was born in 1207, the daughter of King Alexander II of Hungary. 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. As she grew in age, her piety also increased by leaps and bounds. In 1221, she […]

November 17 is the memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. St. Elizabeth of Hungary was known for her great kindness and charity towards the poor and the sick. Legend has it that she was carrying some bread to the poor in secret when her husband stopped her and asked what she was doing. She opened her apron (where she was hiding the bread) but the bread had turned into roses. This statue is in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Superior, WI.

Hans Holbein the Elder: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, right-hand panel of the St Sebastian altar, 153 cm high, oil on limewood, 1516. Alte Pinakothek, Munich The bearded man on the right is a self-portrait (a preparatory drawing survives in Musée Condé, Chantilly, France). The boy on the left is his famous namesake son Hans Holbein the Younger (probably based on an earlier drawing, now in Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin).

Happy New Year to all and a blessed feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God! On this first day of the new year, just eight days af...

St. Elizabeth of Hungary