Memorial
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
- Feast day
- November 17
- Patron of
- bakers, the homeless, and charitable workers
- Origin
- Hungarian
Life
Elizabeth of Hungary was a princess who gave away her wealth to serve the poor and sick. After her husband's death, she became a Franciscan tertiary and lived in extreme poverty until her death at twenty-four.
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