Eliza Frančiška Grizold

Eliza Frančiška Grizold
Born
Eliza Grizold

(1847-11-07)November 7, 1847
Smolnik, Ruše, Austrian Empire
DiedApril 2, 1913(1913-04-02) (aged 65)
Graz, Austria-Hungary
Occupationsteacher, poet, composer, organist

Eliza Grizold, Sister Marija Frančiška of the Five Wounds, (7 November 1847 – 2 April 1913) was a Slovenian teacher, poet, and composer. Member of the School Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis, she spent most of her working life teaching music and leading girls' education in the Maribor area, and is remembered for devotional poetry and church songs, including works she composed to accompany her own texts.