A biography of Elizabeth of Thuringia

1. SAINT
ELIZABETH
OF HUNGARY

2. Elizabeth was the daughter of
King Andrew II of Hungary
and Gertrude of Merania

3. She was born in Hungary, possibly in the castle
of Sárospatak (discussed below), on 7 July 1207.

4. According to a different tradition she was
born in Pozsony, Hungary, (present-
day Bratislava, Slovakia), where she lived in
the Castle of Posonium until the age of four.

5. Elizabeth was brought to the court of the
rulers of Thuringia in central Germany, to be
betrothed to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia

6. Her father,
King Andrew II
of Hungary, cousin
of the Emperor of
Germany, had
promised her as wife
to Louis, son of the
Dukes of Thuringia,
when she was
only 11 years old.

7. In 1221, at the age of fourteen,
Elizabeth married Louis; the same year
he was enthroned as Landgrave.
It was a happy marriage lived in love
and integrating both Christian ascetics
and human happiness.

8. In 1223, Franciscan friars arrived, and the teenage Elizabeth not only learned about
the ideals of Francis of Assisi, but started to live them. Louis was not upset by his
wife's charitable efforts, believing that the distribution of his wealth to the poor
would bring eternal reward; In a lean year, Elizabeth spent all her treasure helping
those in need. He came to feed 900 poor people every day in the castle

9. the young
duchess
confided to one
of her servants
and friend,
"If I love a
mortal creature
so much," How
should I love
the immortal
Lord, owner of
my soul? "

10. The young Duchess, with her characteristic austerity, arousing the
anger of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law by not wanting to
go to the Church adorned with the precious necklaces of her rank:
she said how could I when my King is crowned with thorns?

11. Her husband,
tenderly in love with
her, wanted to prove
himself worthy of
such a beautiful
creature and took as
his motto on his
shield, three words
that they expressed
in a practical way
the program of his
public life: "Piety,
Purity, Justice".

12. Elizabeth assumed control of affairs at
home and distributed alms in all parts of
their territory, even giving away state
robes and ornaments to the poor

13. Elizabeth's life changed
irrevocably on 11
September 1227 when
Louis, en route to join
the Sixth Crusade, died
of a fever in Otranto,
Italy, just a few weeks
before the birth of her
daughter Gertrude.

14. Isabel was on the point of despair, but she resigned herself
and accepted God's will. She rejected several offers of marriage
and decided to live in poverty and dedicate herself to the service
of the poor and helpless.

15. After Louis' death, his
brother, Henry Raspe, assumed
the regency during the minority
of Elizabeth's eldest
child, Hermann (1222–1241).
After bitter arguments over the
disposal of her dowry — a conflict
in which Konrad her spiritual
diretor, was appointed as the
official Defender of her case by
Pope Gregory IX — Elizabeth left
the court at Wartburg and moved
to Marburg in Hesse

16. a conspiracy of nobles managed to expel her from the government on the grounds that she
was wasting state money on the poor. Her husband's brother took power, forcing her to leave
the castle and had to take refuge in a convent, where she took the habit of the third order
of Saint Francis. She led a harsh and austere life there, caring for the poor.

17. Following her husband's death, Elizabeth made solemn
vows to Konrad similar to those of a nun. These vows
included celibacy, as well as complete obedience to
Konrad as her confessor and spiritual director.
Konrad's treatment of Elizabeth was very harsh.

18. Her pledge to celibacy proved a hindrance
to her family's political ambitions.
Elizabeth was more or less held hostage
at Pottenstein, the castle of her uncle,
Bishop Ekbert of Bamberg, in an
effort to force her to remarry.
Elizabeth, however, held fast to her vow

19. Some relatives
welcomed her into
their home, until the
King of Hungary
managed to get
back the goods that
belonged to him,
and with them he
built a large hospital
for the poor, and
helped many
families in need.

20. Elizabeth built a hospital at Marburg for the poor and the sick with the
money from her dowry, where she and her companions cared for them

21. She died young, very young, at the age of 24. - Her funeral was attended by Emperor
Frederick II and such a large crowd made up of people from various countries and from all
social classes. The Emperor Frederick II stated: "The venerable Elizabeth, so beloved of
God, illuminated the darkness of this world as a bright star in the dark night. "

22. Elizabeth's second
child Sophie of
Thuringia (1224–1275)
married Henry II, Duke
of Brabant, and was the
ancestress of the
Landgraves of Hesse,
since in the War of the
Thuringian
Succession she won
Hesse for her
son Heinrich I

23. Elizabeth's third child, Gertrude of Altenberg (1227–1297), was born
several weeks after the death of her father; she became abbess of
the monastery of Altenberg Abbey, Hesse near Wetzlar

24. "I affirm before God that I
have rarely seen a woman
of such intense activity,
united to such a high life of
prayer and contemplation."
- testimony of her holiness
by a priest

25. MIRACLES
Elizabeth is perhaps best known
for her miracle of the roses -
she was taking bread to the poor
in secret, but met her husband
Ludwig on a hunting party,
who, in order to quell suspicions
of the gentry that she was stealing
treasure from the castle, asked her
to reveal what was hidden under
her cloak. In that moment, her
cloak fell open and a vision of
white and red roses could be seen,
which proved to Ludwig that God's
protecting hand was at work

26. a lay brother had his arm shattered in an accident and was in bed in
excruciating pain. Suddenly, in his room, he saw Isabel appear, - she smilingly
told him: "I am going to glory…. Stretch your arm that it’s healed."

27. A Cistercian monk who suffered terrible pain to the heart and no doctor had
been able to relieve him arrived at the saint's tomb. He knelt and prayed for
a long time next to the saint's tomb, and he was cured of his pain and illness.

28. Once Elizabeth laid
the leper Helias of
Eisenach in the bed
she shared with her
husband. He arrived
unexpectedly and
discovered this.
When he was going to
scold her, he saw on her
bed, not the leper but
a beautiful crucifix.
He recalled that Jesus
considers what’s done
to the poor as done
to himself

29. The results of examinations of miracles associated with her tomb, was supplemented
by a brief vita of the saint-to-be, and together with the testimony of Elizabeth's
handmaidens and companions (bound in a booklet called the Libellus de dictis
quatuor ancillarum s. Elizabeth confectus), proved sufficient reason for quick
canonization. She was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 24 May 1235

30. Elizabeth's shrine became one of the main
German centers of pilgrimage of the 14th
century and early 15th century. During the
course of the 15th century, the popularity
of the cult of St Elizabeth slowly faded,
though to some extent this was mitigated
by an aristocratic devotion to St Elizabeth,
since through her daughter Sophia she
was an ancestor of many leading
aristocratic German families

31. The papal bull declaring
her a saint is on display
in the Schatzkammer of
the Deutschordenskirche
in Vienna

32. Her body was laid in a magnificent golden shrine
in the Marburg church bearing her name

33. the Landgrave Philip I
"the Magnanimous"
of Hesse, a leader
of the Protestant
Reformation and one
of the most important
supporters of Martin
Luther, raided the
church in Marburg
and demanded that
the Teutonic Order hand
over Elizabeth's bones,
in order to disperse
her relics and thus put
an end to the already
declining pilgrimages
to Marburg.

34. Philip took away the crowned agate chalice in which her head rested, but
returned it after being imprisoned by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

35. The reliquary chalice was subsequently plundered
by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years'
War and is now on display at The Swedish
History Museum in Stockholm

36. Her relics are found in many places, at St Elizabeth’s convent in
Vienna, at Carmelites of Brussels, at La Rooche-Guyon, in the
electoral treasury of Hanover. Also at Santafé de Bogotá.

37. The Elisabethkirche is
now a Protestant church,
but has spaces set aside
for Catholic worship.
Marburg became a center
of the Teutonic Order,
which adopted St.
Elizabeth as its
secondary patroness.
The Order remained in
Marburg until its official
dissolution by Napoleon
in 1803

38. Elizabeth of
Hungary
is remembered
in the Church
of England
with a Lesser
Festival on 18
November

39. Elizabeth had
a ceremony
of consecration
in which she
adopted a
Franciscan
religious
habit in her new
way of life,

40. Upon her
canonization she
was declared
the patron
saint of the Third
Order of St
Francis, an honor
she shares with
St Louis IX of
France

44. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 30-9-2021
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint Joseph
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptis
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
Vocation – mconnor@legionaries.org
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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45. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 30-9-2021
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Antonio de Padua
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
Santa Maria Goretti
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan de la Cruz
San Martin de Tours
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
Santiago Apóstol
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Virgen de Guadalupe
Vocación – www.vocación.org
Vocación a evangelizar
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