{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Story Time with Sarah: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

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“Once upon a time, a princess was born …”

Three hundred years before Martin Luther was kidnapped and taken to Wartburg Castle for his own safety, the towering Schloss hosted another notable saint of God: Elizabeth of Hungary.

Born in 1207 in Sárospatak, Hungary, Elizabeth was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary. At the age of four, she left home to be betrothed to Hermann, son of the Count of Thuringia in present-day Germany.

In this episode, Sarah tells the story of one of the more obscure saints on the Lutheran calendar of commemorations (LSB xiii), celebrating especially her devout faith and selfless acts of charity. Although Elizabeth was a product (and in some ways a tragic victim) of the Medieval church that Luther later sought to reform, her example of piety and generosity continues to inspire Christians to this day.

For further reading, check out the following resources:

Philipp I, Landgrave of Hesse – Reformation 500

Philipp of Hesse: Unlikely Hero of the Reformation – Concordia Publishing House

St. Elizabeth’s Church, Marburg – Wikipedia

Elizabeth of Hungary – Wikipedia

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse – Wikipedia

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt – Wikipedia

Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt – Wikipedia

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt – Wikipedia

Anna Sophia II, Abbess of Quedlinburg – Wikipedia