St. Elizabeth Of Hungary Research Paper

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary is the patron saint of Catholic charities, the Franciscan third Order, and bakers. St. Elizabeth was born on November 17, 1207. She died sometime in 1231. She was canonized in 1235, four years after her death. Elizabeth was the daughter of Andrew II, the king of Hungary. She had an arranged marriage. When she was four she was sent to Thurgia for school and eventually marriage. She married at fourteen to Louis IV, the landgrave of Thuringia. Elizabeth and Louis loved eachother so much they had three kids. Elizabeth was young when her love for God and the poor started to show. She lived a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service. When Elizabeth was a teenager, she sold her belongings and gave the money to the poor. Because

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