Elisabeth of Hungary (Dominican)

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Elisabeth of Hungary (* 1292 or 1293 in Buda , today Budapest ; † October 31, 1336 in Töss , today part of Winterthur ) was a Dominican and daughter of King Andreas III. of Hungary and the Fenenna of Poland .

Life

Elisabeth of Hungary was orphaned at the age of nine, after which her upbringing was taken over by her stepmother Agnes of Hungary . From this point on she grew up in Vienna, where she and the future King of Bohemia, Wenceslaus III. got engaged. When the father of Agnes of Hungary, King Albrecht I of Habsburg , was murdered in Brugg in 1308 , Elisabeth traveled there with Agnes. The Königsfelden monastery was later built there .

first mention of Elisabeth of Hungary in the book by Elsbeth Stagel

In 1309 Elisabeth entered the Töss monastery near Winterthur, more or less of her own volition . When she entered, Duke Heinrich of Austria is said to have tried to woo her as a bride. In the monastery she met Elsbeth Stagel , in whose sister book she was also immortalized. She died there in 1336 after a long period of suffering and was buried in the nuns' cemetery. Her remains were later placed in a high grave in the monastery church.

Worship after her death

Elisabeth of Hungary's great-aunt was St. Elisabeth of Thuringia . In the 15th century in particular, Elisabeth herself was venerated like a saint. The Hungarian double cross was adopted as a coat of arms in her honor by the monastery and is still part of Töss's coat of arms today.

After her death, some legends arose about her life in the monastery. There is a copy of a legend of Elizabeth from the 15th century, according to which she prayed the Ave Maria 34,000 times a year , a thousand for each year of Christ's life. There is also talk of almost biblical miracles.

Her grave slab, which probably also dates from the 15th century, is now in the Swiss National Museum .

literature

  • Martina Wehrli-Johns: Elisabeth of Hungary. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Robert Heinrich Oehninger: The veil of the princess. The legend of Princess Elisabeth of Hungary . Based on the text of Sister Elsbeth Stagels from Middle High German. Vogel, Winterthur 2000, ISBN 3-85961-056-2 .
  • Ekkart Sauser:  Elisabeth of Hungary. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 23, Bautz, Nordhausen 2004, ISBN 3-88309-155-3 , Sp. 311.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • JR Rahn: The Dominican monastery Töss. II part. (= Announcements of the Antiquarian Society Zurich. ) Volume XXVI, p. 125.
  • Joh. Jak. Breitinger, Professor and Canon 1701–1776: Visa Repertum, report of the commission sent by Empress Maria Theresa to search for the earthly remains of Princess Elisabeth of Hungary. First published in full by Dr. L. Weisz, op. a. O. - Johannes, Müller, engineer, Zurich: Strange remnants of antiquities in Switzerland, 1775–1777.

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personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Hungary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dominican and Princess of Hungary
DATE OF BIRTH 1292 or 1293
PLACE OF BIRTH Buda
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1336
Place of death Töss