Elizabeth of Hungary, T.O.S.F., (, , 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231) was a princess of the
Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of
Thuringia,
Germany, and a greatly venerated Catholic saint who was an early member of the
Third Order of St. Francis, by which she is honored as its
patroness. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband's death she sent her children away and regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital where she herself served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian charity after her death at the age of 24 and was quickly
canonized.