Mother Superior
Saint Elizabeth was chosen to serve God even from her mother's womb, as it was announced before she was born. From her youth, she served God, exhausting her body with fasting and labors, trying to please Him. She received the gift of healing people. She healed physical illnesses and cured the souls, guiding them to repentance and enriching their virtues. Her clothing was a rough hair shirt, while her spirit burned with the flame of divine love.
She cared for the salvation of the souls of her sisters in the monastery. Her abstinence was excessive. For many years she did not taste bread, eating only fruits and vegetables. She never tasted oil or wine. Often she fasted for forty days in a row, tasting nothing. For three years she did not lift her eyes to heaven, always searching for God inside her.
The saint performed many miracles. She killed a serpent by praying for salvation, she healed women from bleeding and cast out unclean spirits from their bodies. Miracles continued even after her blessed repose. Many people were healed by praying close to her tomb, including blind people who achieve to regain their vision.
