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Budapest - St Elizabeth Church
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St. Elizabeth Church located in Rózsák tere
of the 7th District of Budapest was built (1893-1901) by
Imre Steindl
(1839-1902) who is more famously known for building (1885-1904) the
Hungarian Parliament.
St. Elizabeth church has a classic Neogothic
design with sky reaching buttress supports
topped with elegant crocket's,
a symmetrical bell towers design at the
front and a large gothic rose window in the middle.
The church is named after
Elisabeth of Hungary
(1207-1231) who was married to Ludwig IV
of Thuringia. At an early age Elizabeth learned about the ideals of
Francis of Assisi
and did many charitable efforts including building a hospital for the sick, but sadly the later
part of her life was under the cruel influence of inquisitor
Konrad von Marburg.
After her death many miracles of healing were reported around her grave and she was eventually
canonized by Pope Gregory IX
in the year 1235.
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