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Nov 17 – Homily – Fr John Joseph: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Patroness of the Third Order Franciscans

By November 18, 2009October 27th, 2011Fr. John Joseph, Homily, Mt. St. Francis
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Homily #091117ms ( 09min) PlaySt. Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the Third Order Franciscans, princess of Hungary, widow (d. 1231). When still a young girl she was married to Louis the Landgrave of Thuringia, and gave birth to three children. She devoted herself to prayer and meditation. After her husband’s death, she embraced a life of poverty, erecting a hospital in which she herself served the sick. She died at Marburg in 1231.
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