Blessed Helen of Hungary

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Blessed Helen of Hungary (born c. 1236 AD in Hungary; died November 9, 1270 AD in Poland) was a Hungarian Catholic Dominican nun, a member of the Árpád royal dynasty of Hungary and a sister of Saint Kinga of Poland. She entered the Dominican Order in Poland and is venerated in both Hungary and Poland. Her feast day is November 9.

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Blessed Helen of Hungary
Feast Day November 09
Profession Hungarian Catholic Dominican nunborn Hungary c. 1236member of the Árpád royal dynastysister of Saint Kinga of Polandentered Dominican Order in Polanddied Poland November 9 1270feast November 9venerated in Hungary and Poland
Rel. Affiliation Catholic ChurchOrder of Preachers (Dominicans, OP)Árpád dynasty of Hungary13th-century Hungarian and Polish Catholic royaltyDominican traditionKraków Poland
Patronage HungaryPolandDominican nunsÁrpád dynastyHungarian royalty who entered religious lifeHungarian-Polish Catholic heritage
Attributes Dominican habitNovember 9 feastHungarian royal crown (renounced)Dominican rosaryPoland setting
Birthplace Hungary
Death Place Poland
Cause of Death Natural death; died November 9, 1270, in Poland; Blessed Helen of Hungary (Hungarian: Boldog Ilona; Polish: Błogosławiona Helena Węgierska) was a Hungarian Catholic Dominican nun of the Árpád royal dynasty of Hungary; sister of Saint Kinga of Poland (Kunigunde of Poland, 1224-1292); entered the Dominican Order in Poland; feast November 9; venerated in Hungary and Poland
Primary Shrine Poland (Dominican convent, possibly Kraków); November 9 feast
Liturgical Class Not in universal Roman calendar; November 9 feast locally in Hungary and Poland and in the Dominican Order
Historic Class Not in 1962 calendar


Biography

Helen of Hungary was born c. 1236 as a member of the Árpád royal dynasty of Hungary, sister of Saint Kinga of Poland. She came to Poland and entered the Dominican Order, living her religious life there.

She died November 9, 1270, in Poland. She is venerated in both Hungary and Poland with feast day November 9.

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Blessed Helen of Hungary (c. 1236–1270) was a Hungarian Árpád royal princess who became a Dominican nun in Poland and is venerated in both Hungary and Poland; feast November 9.

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