[1207-1231]
Elizabeth was a princess of Hungary who lived a world of sadness. Her mother was murdered when Elizabeth was 6 years old. She was married at 14, and her husband features prominently in two strange miracles.
The first, the miracle of the roses: Elizabeth had secretly taken meat, eggs, and bread from their kitchen to distribute to the poor, but her husband caught her leaving the castle and demanded she open her cloak. When she did, it revealed a bouquet of white and pink roses.
The second, the crucifix in the bed: Elizabeth met a weakened leper and invited him to rest in the bed she and her husband shared. When her husband found this, he indignantly ripped off the man’s clothes, only to find the leper was actually Christ.
Their relationship was ultimately brief, however. Elizabeth was widowed at 20, at which point she took a vow of celibacy and became a nun.