Order of St Elizabeth of Hungary (OSEH)

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 109 MS 3862-3893
  • Dates of Creation
      1916-1993
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      31 files

Scope and Content

Papers

Administrative / Biographical History

The Order of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (OSEH) was founded in about 1916 by Elizabeth Ann Hodges (1869-1960), better known as Mother Elizabeth. The Order, a daughter group of the Confraternity of the Divine Love (CDL), followed a Franciscan-type rule. Its work included running children's homes and evangelistic and retreat work, while from 1929 to 1957 the Sisters undertook mission work in Western Australia. The Order was initially based in London but later moved to Heathfield, Sussex.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Order of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary upon its closure in 1993.

Related Material

Lambeth Palace Library MS 4775.

Items transferred to the Department of Printed Books:

Confraternity of the Divine Love newsletters, 1930-59.

Confraternity of the Divine Love warden's annual report, 1931-33, 1957.

Into the Deep by Mother Elizabeth, OSEH (1967).

Into the Deep: Notes on the Progress of the Confraternity of the Divine Love 1913-27.