St. Elizabeth of Hungary by Eleanor Fortesque Brickdale – 3 sizes – Catholic Gift – Confirmation Gift

"St. Elizabeth of Hungary" Eleanor Fortesque BrickdaleThis delicate watercolor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) suggests her gentle, loving nature. It portrays the Miracle of the Roses. She was a young and very devout queen, having been told about St. Francis of Assisi at an early age and wanting to live like him. Daily she would secretly take bread out of the castle to feed the poor. But some in the castle thought she was stealing. So one day her husband, the king, confronted her, and when she went to show him what she carried in her dress, the loaves of bread turned into roses. The roses persuaded her husband that God was blessing her actions. He died a little while later while going to fight in the Crusades. She was deeply saddened by his passing and vowed she would never marry again. She was 20. She joined the Third Order of St Francis and gave away most of her possessions and built a Franciscan hospital. There she took care of the sick until her death at age 24. Known and b