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an image of the virgin mary holding roses in her hands and wearing a tiara

A holy card printed in 1907 for the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Elisabeth of Hungary. (Thanks to my daughter who gave me this treasure after finding it in a village flea market during her recent trip to Italy.) St. Elisabeth of Hungary (Szent Erzsébet in Hungarian; Heilige Elisabeth in German) lived a short life (only to the age of 24), but she made such an impact that she was canonized by the Catholic Church only four years after her death. She was born over 800 years ago, but we…

St Elizabeth of Hungary Vintage Holy Card

Vintage holy card of St Elizabeth of Hungary, patron saint of bakers, beggars, brides, charities, the homeless and hospitals. Very good vintage condition with light wear only in corners and top edge. ********************** Vintage and antique holy cards are true little works of art. Many antique ones were meant to carry a spiritual dimension as well, inspiring the receiver towards prayer. Many of them were printed in very limited quantities and even fewer survived the storage and handling…

a statue of the virgin mary holding roses

November 17 is the memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. St. Elizabeth of Hungary was known for her great kindness and charity towards the poor and the sick. Legend has it that she was carrying some bread to the poor in secret when her husband stopped her and asked what she was doing. She opened her apron (where she was hiding the bread) but the bread had turned into roses. This statue is in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Superior, WI.

a stained glass window with a woman wearing a crown

Details of the two A.J.Davies windows from the nave of the chapel. In March 2015 work began on the demolition of the Victorian chapel at Leicester Royal Infirmary, the controversial action being the first stage in an expansion of the present hospital complex. Sadly the chapel was deemed to be in the way of these plans and sacrificed, but fortunately all the stained glass windows were rescued from the building before work began. The windows were removed by Norgrove Studios of Redditch, where…

an image of a woman and child with trees in the background, from a medieval manuscript

St Elizabeth of Hungary; the saint holds five loafs of bread in her arm and gives another to a cripple kneeling to the right. Woodcut with hand-colouring Print made by: Anonymous (German) c. 1470 Dimensions Height: 73 millimetres Width: 56 millimetres © Trustees of the British Museum

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