St. Elizabeth of Thuringia // svatá Alžbeta Durynská - Most, Czech Republic
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N 50° 31.132 E 013° 38.870
33U E 404142 N 5597196
The statue of St. Elizabeth and statue of St. Charles Borromeo completes a statuary of St. John of Nepomuk
Waymark Code: WM153A7
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/07/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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St. Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Germany, and a greatly venerated Catholic saint who was an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis, by which she is honored as its patroness

Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband's death she sent her children away and regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital where she herself served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian charity after her death at the age of 24 and was canonized on 25 May 1235.

Elizabeth is perhaps best known for her miracle of the roses which says that whilst she was taking bread to the poor in secret, she 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.

The general attributes of sculpture of St. Elizabeth: Roses, crown, food basket

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Svatá Alžbeta Durynská, také Alžbeta Uherská (7. cervence 1207 – 17. listopadu 1231 Marburg) byla uherská princezna, která žila v Nemecku, provdala se za durynského vévodu Ludvíka, brzy ovdovela a venovala se péci o chudé. Její svátek se slaví v katolické církvi 17., v luterských církvích 19. listopadu.

Alžbeta (madarsky Erzsébet) byla dcerou uherského krále Ondreje II. a jeho manželky Gertrudy Meranské. Pres otce byla sestrenicí ceského krále Václava I. a jeho sestry sv. Anežky Ceské. Narodila se bud na hrade Sárospatak (asi 50 km jižne od Košic), nebo podle jiné legendy v dnešní Bratislave. Už jako ctyrletá odjela ke dvoru durynského lantkrabete Hermana na hrade Wartburgu u Erfurtu a roku 1221 se provdala za jeho syna Ludvíka.

Roku 1223 se poprvé setkala s františkánskými mnichy a nadchla se pro ideál chudoby svatého Františka z Assisi. Roku 1227 její manžel Ludvík v Itálii zemrel na mor. Rodina ji chtela znovu provdat a dokonce ji kvuli tomu veznila, ale Alžbeta odmítla. Na príkaz svého prísného zpovedníka Konráda z Marburku opustila své tri deti, odešla z Wartburgu do Marburgu a pripojila se ke tretímu rádu sv. Františka. Také v Marburgu pod hradem postavila špitál, kde sama denne ošetrovala nemocné, varila a posluhovala, až ve veku 24 let zemrela, bud na mor, anebo fyzickým vycerpáním.

Obecné atributy vyobrazení sv. Alžbety: knížecí nebo prostý odev, dává almužnu, umývá nohy chudým, koš s chleby, mísa s rybami, džbán s vínem, koš ruží, model kostela, kniha, koruna

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Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic

Statue Location: beside of The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Entrance Fee: free

Website: [Web Link]

Artist: Not listed

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