Saint Elizabeth
![[Saint Elizabeth]](http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte58.jpg "jpg painting of Saint Elizabeth being visited by the Virgin Mary; artist unknown")
- 5 November (Latin Church)
- 8 September (Greek Church)
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Descendant of the Old Testament patriarch, Aaron. Wife of Zachary, temple priest. Relative of Mary. Mother of Saint John the Baptist, becoming pregnant very late in life. She was the Elizabeth that Mary visited soon after the Annunciation. Described in the Gospel of Luke as “righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.”
Born
- 1st century BC
- 1st century AD of natural causes
- elderly woman holding the infant John the Baptist
- pregnant woman with the Virgin Mary
- in company of Saint Zachary
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia, by Charles L Souvay
- Catholic Online
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Google Directory
- Lives of the Saints, by John J Crawley
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
