Saint Elizabeth of the Visitation

Memorial

• 5 November (Latin Church)
• 8 September (Greek Church)

Profile

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

Died

• 1st century AD of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• expectant mothers
• Fulda, Germany, diocese of
• pregnant women

Representation

• elderly woman holding the infant John the Baptist
• pregnant woman with the Virgin Mary
• in company of Saint Zachary

Storefront

• medals and pendants

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
• Lives of the Saints, by John J Crawley
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Elizabeth of the Visitation“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>