At Buda in Hungary, Saint Margaret, virgin. The daughter of King Béla IV, she was vowed to God by her parents for the deliverance of her homeland from the Tartars and as an infant was entrusted to the nuns of the Order of Preachers. At the age of twelve she gave herself wholly to the Lord by religious profession, striving tirelessly to be conformed to Christ crucified.
January 18th
Saint Margaret of Hungary
Latin Original
Apud Budam 1n Hungária, sanctae Margarítee, virginis, quaze, filia Belze regis Quarti, a paréntibus pro pátriz liberatióne a Tártaris Deo vota et infans moniálibus Ordinis Pradicatórum trádita, adhuc duodénnis professióne religiósa 1ta Dómino totam se cóntulit, ut Christo crucifíxo impigre studüerit assimilári.