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**St. Elizabeth of Hungary**
1) homeless people, and bakers 2)feast day 3) follower of Francis of Assisi 4) born july 7 2107 5) died nov. 17 2131 6) married at 14 had 3 kids. 7) wealthy parents 8)husband died during crusade 9)started monastery

**//Essay//**
The Saint I picked is St. Elizabeth of Hungary. St. Elizabeth of Hungary was born July 7, 1207 in Saropatak, Hungary. She died November 17, 1231, Marburg, Germany. St. Elizabeth of Hungary is the patron Saint of homeless people. I picked this Saint because in the years my family has associated themselves with Pinellas Hope a homeless shelter that helps people get back on their feet from poverty. I picked this Saint because she relates to my family and the good deeds you should do in the community. This Saint is a good role model for many people to follow.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary was born into a wealthy family. Her father was King Andrew II of Hungary and her mother was the Queen Gertrude of Hungry. At the age of 14 she was married to Louis Ludwig of Thuringia. They lived happily together for six years. Before the beginning of the marriage Elizabeth's mother was murdered. During these six years they had three children, Hermann II, Sophia, and Gertrude. By the time of the third child's birth St. Elizabeth's father had died. Ludwig had to move to Italy at the time so he could work. Shortly after the move Ludwig entered a crusade and died leaving St. Elizabeth in Italy with the three children.

Once the children grew up Elizabeth became a follower of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis at the time was a follower of Christ who preached his faith to many people around his town. St. Elizabeth was always praying to God. Elizabeth then devoted her life to God and became a spiritual instructor. Elizabeth then came up with a monastery called Elizabeth the Franciscans. Her life was filled with chastity, humility, and patience. She gave up all she had to the poor and devoted her life to saving those who had nothing. After her death on November 17, 1231 she later became canonized into the sainthood.

St. Elizabeth demonstrates the four marks of the Church. She represents "one" because she was in unity with God to do the right thing. She gave up all she had to give to the poor. She also represents "holy" because she believed in Jesus and she also is part of the communion of Saints ( the people of God). She received the Sacraments which also makes her holy. Catholic means "universal". St. Elizabeth of Hungary was universal because she moved around and spoke to everyone about the faith. Elizabeth was "apostolic" because she believed in the teachings of the Apostles which was also used by St. Francis of Assisi, whom she followed. This is how St. Elizabeth used the four marks of the Church during her lifetime.

We can learn many things from St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Some of these things are that you don't have to have everything and you should donate to charities and do good services. Also don't what you have for granted. This Saint represents that a little change can go a long way especially with people who don't have anything and are living in poverty. St. Elizabeth of Hungary is a good role model to follow.

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"Patron Saints: 'H'" //- Saints & Angels//. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013. This site is good because it is from an encyclopedia with a list of Saints and what they are the Patron of.

[] "St. Elizabeth of Hungary." //CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA:// . N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013. This is the Catholic Encyclopedia.

[|http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1202#tagAudio] " //St. Elizabeth of Hungary | Saint of the Day | AmericanCatholic.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.