Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Widow - November 19th

Royal princess who renounced wealth after widowhood at 20 to serve the sick & dying. Built hospitals, nursed lepers, joined Franciscan Third Order, embraced radical poverty. Born: 7 July 1207 Died: 17 November 1231 (aged 24) Canonized: 27 May 1235 by Pope Gregory IX Patronage: hospitals; nurses; falsely accused people; bakers; brides; countesses; dying children; exiles; homeless people; lace-makers; widows; Bogotá, Colombia; Archdiocese of Bogotá; Archdiocese of Jaro; Teutonic Order; Third Order of Saint Francis; Budapest, Hungary and Košice, Slovakia Online Sources: THE LIVES OF THE FATHERS, MARTYRS, AND OTHER PRINCIPAL SAINTS - ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, WIDOW. (n.d.). https://www.ecatholic2000.com/butler/... [email protected]. (n.d.). SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGAR by REV. JEROME O’CALLAGHAN. O.F.M. https://www.ecatholic2000.com/cts/unt... Additional Sources: Butler, Alban. Fr., "NOVEMBER." In "Lives of the Saints: for every day of the year"."November 19 - Saint Elizabeth of Hungary ".,369-370, North Carolina: TAN Books, 2012. Butler, Alban Father. "Butler's Lives of the Saints: Volume 3",Complete Edition". "November ". "19: SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, WIDOW" .Maryland: Christian Classics, 1990.386-390. #catholic #romancatholic #traditionalcatholic #trad #saintoftheday #dailysaints #saintsoftheday #saints #dailycatholicsaints #romancatholic #widow