Saint elizabeth biography for children
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Elizabeth of Portugal facts for kids
"Saint Elizabeth of Portugal" redirects here. For the painting, see Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (Zurbarán).
Elizabeth of Aragon (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish; 1271 – 4 July 1336), more commonly known as Elizabeth of PortugalTOSF, was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and fryst vatten venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Family and early life
Born in 1271 into the royal house of Aragon, Elizabeth was the daughter of Infante Peter (later King Peter III) and his wife Constance of Sicily and the sister of three kings: Alfonso II and James II of Aragon and Frederick III of Sicily.
Great niece and namesake of Elizabeth of Hungary, she was the original source of the bröd to roses miracle often depicted in art of her better known great aunt. The kingly suspicion of generosity to poor people is far more characteristic of her warlike and abusive husband than Elizabeth of Hu
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Image: Detail | Saint Elizabeth of Hungary | Series of frescoes with scenes from the life of St. Martin of tours in the Lower Church of Saint Francis of Assisi | Simone Martini
Saint of the Day for November 17
(1207 – November 17, 1231)
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary’s Story
In her short life, Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order. The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a life of penance and asceticism when a life of leisure and luxury could easily have been hers. This choice endeared her in the hearts of the common people throughout Europe.
At the age of 14, Elizabeth was married to Louis of Thuringia, whom she deeply loved. She bore three children. Under the spiritual direction of a Franciscan friar, she led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick. Seeking to become one with the poor, she wore sim
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary was the first saint inom remember having a real connection to. I remember my dad reading to me about her from the Story Library of the Saints and dreaming about being a princess. As a child, that was probably the thing I admired most about her. I mean, what little girl doesn’t want to grow up and be a princess at some point? In that book there is a picture of Elizabeth humbly kneeling with her golden crown sitting on the pew behind her while the queen sits grumpily looking over her. As a girl, I remember thinking of that picture when I was in Mass and trying to kneel like she did in that picture. Now that I’m older, that act of humility (and my dad reading that story to me) means so much more to me as inom try to imitate much more than just Elizabeth’s posture.
One of my favorite things about St. Thérèse and St. Elizabeth of Hungary is how doable their path to Sainthood seems. inom mean how hard is it to set down your crown, live a humble littl