Elizabeth (biblical figure)
Elizabeth (also spelled Elisabeth; Hebrew: אֱלִישֶׁבַע "My God is abundance", Standard Hebrew: Elišévaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew: ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ; Greek: Ἐλισάβετ Elisabet / Elisavet) was the mother of John the Baptist, the wife of Zechariah, and maternal aunt of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke and in Islamic tradition. She was past normal child-bearing age when she conceived and gave birth to John.
Saint Elizabeth | |
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Elizabeth (left) visited by Mary in the Visitation, by Philippe de Champaigne | |
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| Born | 1st century BC One of the hills of Judea |
| Died | 1st century BC (or early AD) |
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| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
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| Patronage | Pregnant women |
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