Elizabeth of Portugal

Elizabeth
Queen Saint Elizabeth and the Miracle of the Roses; c. 1540
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure26 June 1282 – 7 January 1325
Born4 January 1271
Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon[1]
Died4 July 1336 (aged 64–65)
Castle of Estremoz, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
SpouseDenis, King of Portugal
IssueConstança, Queen of Castile
Afonso IV, King of Portugal
HouseHouse of Barcelona
FatherPeter III of Aragon
MotherConstance II of Sicily
ReligionRoman Catholic

Elizabeth of Portugal (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish; 1271 – 4 July 1336), also known as Elizabeth of Aragon, was Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325 as the wife of King Denis. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, under the name Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Queen Saint Elizabeth (Rainha Santa Isabel in Portuguese).

  1. ^ "Lives of the Saints, For Every Day of the Year," edited by Hugo Hoever, New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1955, p.257

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