- Name
Elizabeth of Portugal
- Feast Day
July 4
- Born
in Zaragoza, Spain in 1271
- Died
July 4, 1336
- Patron of
Third Order of St. Francis, against jealousy, brides, charitable societies, charitable workers, charity workers, charities, Coimbra, Portugal, difficult marriages, falsely accused people, invoked in time of war, peace, queens, tertiaries, victims of adultery, victims of jealousy, victims of unfaithfulness, widows
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- Born in
Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon
- Lived in
Portugal
- Gender
- Form of Passing
- Roles
- Century
- Vocation
- Married to
King Denis of Portugal
- Siblings
King Alfonso III of Aragon, King James II of Aragon and King Frederick III of Sicily were her brothers.
- Family Members
Father: Peter III, King of Aragon
Mother: Constance of Sicily
2 children:
a daughter named Constance, who married King Ferdinand IV of Castile;
a son Afonso (who later became King Afonso IV of Portugal)
- Name Variations
Saint Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth of Aragon, Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish, "The Peacemaker"
- Canonized by
Pope Urban VIII
- Canonization
- Date Canonized
May 25, 1625
- Beatified on
1526
- Major Shrine
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova, Coimbra, Portugal
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