Elisabeth, of Schönau, Saint, approximately 1129-1164
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Name (Latin)
Elisabeth, of Schönau, Saint, approximately 1129-1164
Other forms of name
Elisabeth, de Schönau, approximately 1129-1164
Elizabeth, of Schönau, approximately 1129-1164
Elizabeth, von Schönau, approximately 1129-1164
Elisabeth, of Schönau, Saint, 1129-1164
Elizabeth, von Schönau, 1129-1164
Elisabeth, Saint, of Schonau, 12th cent
Date of birth
1129
Date of death
1164-06-18
Occupation
Benedictine nuns
Superiors, Religious
Associated Language
lat
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- St. Elizabeth of Schonau; b. 1129; d. 1165; Benedictine abbess who was a gifted mystic; had her first vision in 1152; was known for ecstasies, prophecies, and diabolical visitations; became abbess in 1157; her cult was never formalized, but she is listed as a saint in the Roman Martyrology; her brother, Ethbert, a Benedictine abbot, wrote her biography and recorded her visions in three books ( (Catholic Online, June 5, 2017) )
- St. Elizabeth of Schönau; born about 1129; d. 18 June, 1165; Feast 18 June; entered the double monastery of Schönau in Nassau at the age of twelve; received the Benedictine habit; made her profession in 1147; in 1157 was superioress of the nuns under the Abbot Hildelin; when her writings were published the name of saint was added; she was never formally canonized, but in 1584 her name was entered in the Roman Martyrology and has remained there ( (Catholic encyclopedia online, June 5, 2017) )
- Visions, 2009:t.p. (Elisabeth de Schönau) p. 4 of cover (b. around 1129)
- Elisabeth of Schönau; Saint Elisabeth of Schönau; b. c. 1129, Germany; d. 18 June 1164, Schönau Abbey, Strüth, Germany; was a German Benedictine visionary; not canonized; because the population venerated Elisabeth as a saint, her bones were reburied between 1420 and 1430 in a special chapel ( (Wikipedia, June 5, 2017) )
- nuc86-35340: Her Die Visionen der Hl. Elisabeth ... 1884(hdg. on IaU rept.: Elizabeth, of Schönau, Saint, 1129-1165; usage: Hl. Elisabeth ... von Schönau)
- New Cath. Enc., c1967(Elizabeth of Schonau, St.; d. Schönau (Hesse) June 18, 1164)
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Elisabeth von Schönau
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Wikipedia description:
Elisabeth of Schönau (c. 1129 – 18 June 1164) was a German Benedictine visionary. She was an abbess at the Schönau Abbey in the Duchy of Nassau, and reportedly experienced numerous religious visions, for which she became widely sought after by many powerful men as far away as France and England.
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