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bet's example of charity towards the poor, building hospitals, orphanages, leprosaria and convents. She corresponded with St. Clare of Assisi. St. Agnes died in 1282, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1989. PORTUGAL - St. Erzsébet (Isabella) of Portugal -was also a niece of St. Erzsébet of Hungary. She married King Dinis of Portugal, and suffered greatly from his many infidelities. She prayed much and did penance for his conversion. Known as a peacemaker, Isabella mediated peace between her husband and her son, as well as between her son and her brother-in-law, Ferdinand of Castile. Following her husband's death, she entered the convent of Coimbra which she herself had founded. She died in 1336. BOSNIA AND ITALY - Blessed Ágoston (Augustine), OP. Bom of a Hungarian father and a Slavic mother, Blessed Ágoston joined the Dominican Order at an early age. He preached tirelessly against the Bogumil and Pataren heresies, and was named Bishop of Zagreb in 1303. He directed his diocese with a firm hand, despite threats against his life. In 1322, he was named Bishop of Luceria, Italy. For 13 years, he mied his diocese, "shining foremost in teaching, acts of mercy, kindness and the practice of every kind of good deed." He died in 1332. POLAND and LITHUANIA -St. Hedvig (Jadwiga) -was the daughter of Hungarian King Lajos (Louis) the Great. She had to give up her love for William of Austria, to obey her father's wish to marry Grand Duke Ladislas Jagiello of Lithuania, who was still a pagan. Ladislas then agreed to have himself and his Lithuanian people baptized, and became the King of Poland. St. Hedvig was instrumental in establishing the university of Cracow , and founded hospitals and convents. She became the queen and mother of both the Poles and the Lithuanians. She died giving birth to her first child, in 1399. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1997. SCOTLAND - St. Margit (Margaret) of Scotland. Granddaughter of King St. Stephen of Hungary, and of Edmund Ironsides, she arrived in Scotland from Hungaryat age 12. She married and exerted a civilizing influence on "bloody-handed" Malcom, King of Scotland, as well as on the royal court. She remedied ecclesiastical abuses, opened schools, took a keen interest in the education of girls, and, as the printing press had not yet been invented, had books copied. St. Margaret of Scotland was also responsible for starting the Scottish weaving industry. She built schools, hospitals, and hospices for the poor , all while raising 8 children of her own. Her husband and eldest son died in a battle against the English in 1093. She survived them by a mere four days. The Scottish people immediately began to honor her as a saint. In time, she was declared patroness of Scotland. To this day, Margaret is the most popular girl's name there. These are just some of the saints who originated in Hungary, but who enriched the lives of many other nations and peoples, physically as well as spiritually. May they remember their "roots", and continue to pray for the land of their birth! Attila Simontsits: A SZENT KORONA TÖRTÉNETE 1945-1983 It is amazing to follow the history of the Hungarian Holy Crown in modem times. Attila Simonsits, in a book the size of 1142 pages, gathered all the documents and reports of events relating to the crown. It includes saving the crown at the end of WWII, a heroic act, with what we consider from today’s distance, an exciting romantic venture. The new book is full of photographs, 163 in total, that show all the stops coming from and returning to Hungary. It is also a tribute to the American officer, Andrews B. Worth, who was responsible for the saving of the crown. Attila Simonsits was bom in Budapest, graduated from the Military Academy in 1944. He emigrated and ended up in the United States. He is the editor of many document books. Just a few: The Hungarian Military Museum in Toronto, Cardinal Mindszenty in America, The Hungarian Royal Military in Pictures, The Last Battle for St. Stephen’s Crown, Captain John Smith’s Adventurous life in Hungary (1608), and more. Símontsits Attila A SZENT KORONA TÖRTÉNETE ,9«-^ Egy texasi hadnagy »terepe a korona megmentéiben d második világháború végén Sl'OAPIST Page 5
