Blessed Helen of Hungary

Also known as

• Ilona of Hungary

Memorial

• 9 November

Profile

Dominican nun in Veszprem, Hungary. Novice mistress to Saint Margaret of Hungary. Prioress. Reputed stigmatist. Given to ecstasies, and lilies of light grew from her hands during prayers.

Died

• c.1270 of natural causes
• her body was reported to glow at the time of her death

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Helen of Hungary”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 November 2009. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-helen-of-hungary/>