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|SaintName=Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
|SaintName=Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=07-07-1207
|FeastDay=November 17
|SaintBirthDate=1207-07-07
|SaintBirthPlace=Presburg, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
|SaintBirthPlace=Presburg, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.1486, 17.1077
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.1486, 17.1077
|SaintDeathDate=11-17-1231
|DeathPlace=Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia (now Hesse, Germany)
|DeathPlace=Marburg, Landgraviate of Thuringia (now Hesse, Germany)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.8104, 8.7704
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.8104, 8.7704
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|NotableLabel3=American shrine with relics
|NotableLabel3=American shrine with relics
|NotableCoordinates3=41.5433, -81.6110
|NotableCoordinates3=41.5433, -81.6110
|BeatificationDate=
|AssociatedCountries=Hungary; Germany
|Beatifier=
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Fulda]]
|BeatificationLocation=
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=05-27-1235
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX
|CanonizationLocation=Perugia, Italy
|CanonizationLocation=Perugia, Italy
|SaintMiracle1=Transformation of bread into roses (Miracle of the Roses)
|SaintMiracle1=Transformation of bread into roses (Miracle of the Roses)
|SaintMiracle2=
|SaintMiracle3=
|FeastDay=November 17
|Profession=noblewoman; Franciscan tertiary
|Profession=noblewoman; Franciscan tertiary
|ReligiousAffiliation=Third Order of Saint Francis
|ReligiousAffiliation=Third Order of Saint Francis
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|Attributes=bread turning into roses; crown of roses; lamp; basket of bread; Franciscan cord
|Attributes=bread turning into roses; crown of roses; lamp; basket of bread; Franciscan cord
|PrimaryShrine=St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg, Germany
|PrimaryShrine=St. Elizabeth's Church, Marburg, Germany
|AdditionalVeneration=
|AssociatedCountries=Hungary; Germany
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Fulda]]
|ReviewLevel=0
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'''Saint Elizabeth of Hungary''' (German: '''Elisabeth von Thüringen'''; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), TOSF, also known as '''Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia''', was a princess of Hungary and a Franciscan tertiary renowned for her charity to the poor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05389a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Elizabeth of Hungary |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including letters from her confessor Conrad of Marburg and contemporary testimonies, she was born in Presburg (modern Bratislava) as the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, betrothed at age four to Louis IV of Thuringia, whom she married in 1221, bearing three children before his death in 1227 on the Sixth Crusade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary |title=Elizabeth of Hungary |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Widowed at 20, she embraced poverty, founding a hospital in Marburg and joining the Third Order of St. Francis under Conrad's direction, living in abject simplicity until her death at 24 from illness.
'''Saint Elizabeth of Hungary''' (German: '''Elisabeth von Thüringen'''; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), TOSF, also known as '''Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia''', was a princess of Hungary and a Franciscan tertiary renowned for her charity to the poor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05389a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Elizabeth of Hungary |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including letters from her confessor Conrad of Marburg and contemporary testimonies, she was born in Presburg (modern Bratislava) as the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, betrothed at age four to Louis IV of Thuringia, whom she married in 1221, bearing three children before his death in 1227 on the Sixth Crusade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary |title=Elizabeth of Hungary |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Widowed at 20, she embraced poverty, founding a hospital in Marburg and joining the Third Order of St. Francis under Conrad's direction, living in abject simplicity until her death at 24 from illness.


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