Margaret of Hungary (saint)
Margaret of Hungary | |
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| Nun and Virgin | |
| Born | 27 January 1242 Klis Fortress, Klis, Kingdom of Croatia |
| Died | 18 January 1270 (aged 27) Nyulak Szigete, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Dominican Order) |
| Beatified | 28 July 1789, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI |
| Canonized | 19 November 1943, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
| Feast | 18 January |
| Attributes | A lily and a book |
Margaret of Hungary, OP (Margit in Hungarian; 27 January 1242 – 18 January 1270) was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the younger sister of Kinga of Poland (Kunegunda) and Yolanda of Poland and, through her father, the niece of the famed Elizabeth of Hungary. She also had an older sister with the same name, who died before she was born.