Order of Saint Elisabeth

The Order of St. Elizabeth ( Ordo Sanctae Sorores Hospitalariae Elisabethae TOS Francisci / religious symbol: OSE) is a Catholic congregation of pontifical right, who works in nursing. It belongs to the large family of Franciscan Tertiaries whose rules was renewed with the Bull of Pope Leo X. Dudum siquidem.

All Elisabethinen congregations date back to the founder Apollonia Radermecher, who built a first hospital in Aachen. On August 13, 1622, she was appointed in Aachen inn master of arms hospital. Named is the religious community after Holy. Elizabeth. The Elisabethinen have offices in Aachen, Bad Kissingen, Graz ( 1693), Klagenfurt (1710 ), Linz, Luxembourg, Straubing, Neuburg an der Donau, and Vienna ( 1709), in Cieszyn ( Teschen / Poland), Jablunkov, Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Budapest and Humboldt / Sask Canada. They dedicate themselves to the service of others, especially the sick, the poor and needy. At most sites they operate the most modern hospitals.

Hospitals

  • St. Elisabeth Hospital Vienna
  • General public hospital Elisabethinen Linz
  • General public hospital Elisabethinen Klagenfurt
  • Elisabethinen Hospital Graz
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