Tour Scotland video of the St Elizabeth of Hungary stained glass window in the Episcopal Church on ancestry visit to Stirling, Scotland. St. Elizabeth was born in Hungary in 1207, the daughter of Alexander II, King of Hungary. At the age of four she was sent for education to the court of the Landgrave of Thuringia, to whose infant son she was betrothed. As she grew in age, her piety also increased by leaps and bounds. In 1221, she married Louis of Thuringia and in spite of her position at court began to lead an austerely simple life, practiced penance, and devoted herself to works of charity. Her husband was himself much inclined to religion and highly esteemed her virtue, encouraging her in her exemplary life. They had three children when tragedy struck, Louis was killed while fighting with the Crusaders. After his death, Elizabeth left the court, made arrangements for the care of her children, and in 1228, renounced the world, becoming a tertiary of St. Francis. She built the Franciscan hospital at Marburg and devoted herself to the care of the sick until her death at the age of 24 in 1231. Saint Elizabeth is the patron saint of nursing services, bakers, countesses, death of children, falsely accused, the homeless, tertiaries, widows, and young brides. Her symbols are alms, flowers, bread, the poor, and a pitcher.
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