Saint Elisabeth jubilee year in Sárospatak
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The past year has seen celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elisabeth of the House of Árpád. The Hungarian Catholic Episcopacy declared the period from 19 November 2006 to 19 November 2007 the Year of Saint Elisabeth. High mass celebrated by the Hungarian bishops of the Carpathian Basin led by Cardinal Péter Erdő opened the Jubilee Year in Saint Stephen’s Basilica, followed by presentation of the Saint Elisabeth’s Rose award and a performance of Liszt’s Saint Elisabeth Oratory. Closing of the year was marked on 18 November in Sárospatak.