St. Elizabeth of Portugal Comments
Elizabeth was a Spanish princess who was given in marriage to King Denis of Portugal at the age of twelve. She was very beautiful and very lovable. She was also very devout, and went to Mass every day. Elizabeth was a holy wife, but although her husband was fond of her at first, he soon began to cause her great suffering. Though a good ruler, he did not imitate his wife's love of prayer and other virtues. In fact, his sins of impurity gave great ... Continue Reading
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not very helpful because i need her birthday and why she was a saint because i am doing a project on her
helpful, but i need to know when she was beatified, cause i'm doing a project on her
i'm really impressed and she is my role model even though its going to take alot of energy and work to live like her i am willing to go through this journey. amen
not very helpful because i need y she was a saint cause the pope will ask
We the living may not all understand the importance of the daily masses we attend until we depart this world.So I urge the faithful catholics wherever we are to make it a point of duty to attend mass daily and also be serious with it and punctual.
very helpful to me. this is my saint's name.
shes is a very innocent saint and she is very nice.
i chose her as my saint for my confirmation. she is a great role model
this is my saint name! it is so good to finally read her story!
shes cool
This was a very coool saint :)
St. Isabel ( Elizabeth) is the ancestor of Queen Isabel who married King Ferdinand and gave Cristobal Colon money and ships.
One of my good friend is trying to locate the church she was baptized in Portugal. Her family has no recollection and her current church will not allow her to be a godparent without it. Please let me know if there is someone who can help her. Thank you.
Please note that St. Elizabeth of Portugal, is NOT the Patron Saint of the Third Order of Saint Francis, as your website: Saint Calendar states. The Patron Saint(s) of the Third Order of Saint Francis, also known as the Secular Franciscan Order, are: St. Elizabeth of Hungry and St. Louis IX King Of France. Thank you.