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Margaret was the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary and Marie Laskaris; grand-daughter of the Byzantine emperor. When Hungary was freed from the Tatars, her parents had pledged their next child to God. To keep this promise, Margaret was placed in a Dominican convent at Veszprem, Hungary at age 3; Blessed Helen of Hungary served as her novice mistress. She transferred at age ten to the convent of the Blessed Virgin founded by her parents on the Hasen Insel near Buda, where she lived the rest of her life. At one point, her father arranged a marriage for her to King Ottokar II of Bohemia, but she adamantly refused. She took vows at age 18. She was known for severe self-imposed penances, and for kindness to those of lower social station. The investigation for her canonization lists 27 miracles including healings and a case of awakening from death.
Born
- 1242
Died
- 18 January 1271 at Budapest, Hungary
- relics given to the Poor Clares at Pozsony (modern Bratislava, Slovak Republic) when the Dominican Order in the area was dissolved
- most of her relics were destroyed in 1789, but some are still preserved at Gran, Gyor, Pannonhalma, Hungary
Beatified
- 28 July 1789 by Pope Pius VI
Canonized
- 19 November 1943 by Pope Pius XII
Patronage
- against flood
Representation
- Dominican holding a lily and a book
princess with a lily - Dominican in prayer with a globe of fire over her head
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-margaret-of-hungary/
