compris index St. Elisabeth Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia patroness of the charity overview St. Elisabeth e-mail Elisabeth van Thüringen was born in 1207 in Sárospatak (Hungary) and died in 1231 at the age of 24 in Marburg (Germany). In 1235 she was canonized by Pope Gregory IX. She is the patroness of the charity. Her feast day is celebrated on November 17. Hospitals and care institutions are often named after her (see overview). Read more about St. Elisabeth .... Read more about Elisabethkirche Marburg Image: Detail of a stained glass painting of the St. Elisabeths window, made around the year 1250, present in the Elisabeth Church in Marburg. Read more details .... Named after St. Elisabeth: © 2008-2014 Compris