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Saint Elizabeth (other)
Saint Elizabeth may refer to People * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist * Elisabeth of Schönau (1129–1164), German Benedictine visionary * Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), Hungarian princess and Christian saint * Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336), queen consort of Portugal and saint * Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), American Roman Catholic educator and saint * Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918), Eastern Orthodox saint and wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia * Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880–1906), French Carmelite nun and saint Places * St. Elizabeth, Missouri, a village in the US * Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church, North Carolina, in the US * Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica * St. Elizabeth Medical Center (other) See also * * St. Elizabeth High School (other) * St. Elizabeth's (other) * St. Elizabeth's Church (other) * St. Elizabeths Hospital St. Elizabeths Hospital i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (biblical Figure)
Elizabeth (also spelled Elisabeth; Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע "My God has sworn", Standard Hebrew: '' Elišévaʿ'' / ''Elišávaʿ'', Tiberian Hebrew: ''ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ'' / ''ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ''; Greek: Ἐλισάβετ ''Elisabet'' / ''Elisavet'') was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah, according to the Gospel of Luke. She was past normal child-bearing age when she conceived and gave birth to John. Biblical narrative According to the Gospel of Luke chapter 1, Elizabeth was "of the daughters of Aaron". She and her husband Zechariah/Zachariah were "righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zachariah was visited by the angel Gabriel: Zachariah doubted whereby he could know this since both he and his wife were old. The angel identified himself as Gabriel and told Zachariah that he would be "dumb, and not able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
