St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Catholic Saints

Augustine Institute

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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In this episode of "Catholic Saints," we explore the extraordinary life of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a 13th-century princess who dedicated her life to serving the poor and the sick. Born into royalty, Saint Elizabeth used her position and wealth to provide for those in need, even in the face of personal loss and hardship. Her acts of charity and deep faith, including the miraculous stories associated with her, continue to inspire and challenge us today. Discover how this young widow, despite her brief life, left a lasting legacy of Christian service and devotion. Tune in to learn about the powerful example of Saint Elizabeth and her enduring impact on the Church and the world.

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast on Catholic Saints. This podcast is produced by the Augustine Institute,
0:09.1	an Apostolate helping Catholics understand, live, and share their faith.
0:27.2	Hello, welcome to Catholic Saints. My name is Mary, and I am joined with Dr. Ariel Harms,
0:32.3	professor here at the Agatha Gutson Institute. Thank you for joining. Thank you for having me.
0:37.2	Can you share a little bit about what you teach here? Yes, I teach pastoral theology. Okay. Can you explain what that means?
0:39.3	Yeah, that's a good question. Actually, most people don't know what that means. So we know what
0:44.3	theology is. That's the study of God, right? Pestoral theology is just applying that to our lived situation, right?
0:53.2	So looking at how we put theology into practice in ministry situations.
1:03.1	Yeah, that makes sense.
1:04.2	A lot of our students work in parishes or dioceses.
1:08.5	Yes.
1:09.5	And which is a great segue to the life of the saints because they are basically studying
1:14.5	their lives is pastoral theology, seeing, in a sense, God's action in their lives
1:20.2	and how they live it out in their own apostles and ministries.
1:24.7	Well, wonderful.
1:26.5	Who are we going to talk about today? So we're talking about St. Elizabeth of Hungary
1:30.3	today. Okay. What is her feast day? And can you give a biographical sketch about her, just her life and where she's from, where she came from? Yeah. So her feast day is November 17th. And she was born in
1:48.6	the 13th century, July 7th, 1207, to King Andrew II of Hungary and his wife, Gertrude.
1:56.1	Okay. And as a young child, she liked, like most young children do.
2:01.6	She liked playing.
2:02.5	She liked music.
2:03.3	She liked dancing.
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