St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Like yesterday's St. Margaret, Elizabeth was a loving wife and mother. The circumstances of her betrothal and marriage differ greatly from Margaret's but her life isn't all that different. She too was particularly concerned about the poor, something her husband's family despised her for. The famous tale about this is that once, as she was taking bread from the castle to the village she met her husband and his hunting party on the way. They demanded to know what was in the basket--and as these wonderful tales go, when she showed them, they saw roses. He husband died on the way to the Crussdes and she became a Franciscan tertiary. She is the patron of bakers, the homeless, widows, charities and nursing. St. Elizabeth, pray for us.