The Saint's Tragedy
By Charles Kingsley
13 Feb, 2020
Elizabeth was the daughter of the king of Hungary and a saint. She was born in the year 1207 and was betrothed at age four. Elizabeth was married at the age of fourteen, widowed at twenty, relinquished her wealth to the poor, built hospitals, and bec
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Elizabeth was the daughter of the king of Hungary and a saint. She was born in the year 1207 and was betrothed at age four. Elizabeth was married at the age of fourteen, widowed at twenty, relinquished her wealth to the poor, built hospitals, and became a symbol of Christian charity in Germany and elsewhere after her death at the age of twenty-four. Less