St. Isabel of France Comments
Sister of St. Louis and daughter of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile, she refused offers of marriage from several noble suitors to continue her life of virginity consecrated to God. She ministered to the sick and the poor, and after the death of her mother, founded the Franciscan Monastery of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Longchamps in Paris. She lived there in austerity but never became a nun and refused to become ... Continue Reading
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I really like this name an im trying to find out more information on her because im using it for my confmation name!
hey i'm choosing isabella for my confirmation name too... any useful info? cause i need to write a report for confirmation on her! also any websites would b helpful... thx ;D <3
i love the name!!! just cuz its mine :)
My name is Isabelle
yeahh my confirmation is this month nd i hav 2 look up info on this saint. i luv the name isabel thts y im choosing it =)
im using this for my confirmation name too:) my name is elizabeth and this is my name in another language:)
If you are interested in St Isabelle, Shawn Field has just published a very good book on her life at the french court and her life at Longchamps.
Isabel has the same origin as Elizabeth so the first Saint Isabel is the sister of Mary.
im choosing this as my confirmation name =) It's such a pretty name!!! i think i might name my daughter Isabelle or Isabella one day.
I am going to put the name 'Isabel' to my newborn daughter
I'm also choosing her for my confirmation name, she is great!!!!
i love the name Isabel, im choosing it for my confirmation but i doesn't say a lot about her anywhere :/
I love Saint Isabel!!
It's my confirmation name!
Her name, Isabel, means dedicated to God, i chose this name also for confirmation!
i cant find a lot of information on her
I totally have to pick this name for Confirmation because she was a saint and also my Great Grandmothers name was Isabel!!!
i am totally going to do this saint for confirmation ^^
I am choosing this name for conformation! I can't wait!!!<3
Very interesting Never knew about this saint until now wow I wonder If I am going to choose her as a confirmation name!!
Im going to take ISABEL for my confirmation i cant wait