Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the National Sculpture Society.

A statue of St. Elizabeth Hospital’s namesake now resides at the Enumclaw facility.

A dedication of the new bronze statue of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, crafted by acclaimed artist Mardie Rees, was on Sept. 29.

Commissioned by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH), the statue portrays Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (b.1207–1231), a princess celebrated for her compassion for the poor. Known for the “Miracle of the Roses,” she secretly carried food from the castle to the needy, once revealing a cascade of roses when asked to show her cloak’s contents. At age twenty, after her husband’s death, she used her dowry to build a hospital for the poor at the base of a mountain, embodying her legacy of care and comp

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