Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: St. Elisabeth of Thuringia

  • Saint Elisabeth, a saintly nurse

    Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231) is one of the most loved saints of the Middle Ages. Also called St. Elisabeth of Thuringia, she is the patron of bakers, beggars, brides, and of charities. Daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary, she was probably born in Pressburg, now called Bratislava, but then part of the Hungarian kingdom. Her…