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	St. Elizabeth of Hungary - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
		Conrad treated Elizabeth with inexorable severity, even using corporal means of correction; nevertheless, he brought her with a firm hand by the road of self-mortification to sanctity, and after her death was very active in her canonization.
		Elizabeth's aunt, Matilda, Abbess of the Benedictine nunnery of Kitzingen near Würzburg, took charge of the unfortunate landgravine and sent her to her uncle Eckbert, Bishop of Bamberg.
		The original materials for the life of St. Elizabeth are to be found in the letters sent by CONRAD OF MARBURG to Pope Gregory IX (1232) and in the testimony of her four female attendants (Libellus de dictis quatuor ancillarum) taken by the third papal commission (January, 1235).
	www.heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Elisabeth_von_Thueringen.html (1953 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
		Married at age twelve to King Diniz of Portugal, and thus Queen of Portugal before she was a teenager.
		Elizabeth suffered through years of abuse and adultery, praying all the while for his conversion, and working with the poor and sick.
		Though she had been unjustly accused of siding with her son against the crown, Elizabeth rode onto the battlefield between them, and was able to reconcile father and son, and prevent bloodshed.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainte07.htm (412 words)

	St. Elizabeth of Portugal
		Elizabeth, however, rode in person between the opposing armies, and so reconciled her husband and son.
		Elizabeth then retired to a convent of Poor Clares which she had founded at Coimbra, where she took the Franciscan Tertiary habit, wishing to devote the rest of her life to the poor and sick in obscurity.
		But the exertion brought on her final illness; and as soon as her mission was fulfilled she died of a fever, full of heavenly joy, and exhorting her son to the love of holiness and peace.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/e/elizabeth_of_portugal,saint.html (527 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Nameday Ideas for the Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Activity)
		Elizabeth gave first utterance to the words which ever since have been addressed to the Mother of God: "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." Her feast, along with her husband Zachary's, is kept on November 5.
		Elizabeth of Portugal, called Isabella, was married to King Denis and became a Poor Clare tertiary after his death.
		Elizabeth of Hungary is the patroness of Bette, Beth, Eliza, Eiles, Isabel, Ishbel, Elsie, Bessie, Bettina, Elise, and Ilse.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=1199 (477 words)

	St. Elizabeth of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born to the king of Arago in 1271, she was married at 12 to King Denis of Portugal.
		The king was a philanderer and along with the son and daughter Elizabeth bore, she raised his illegitimate children as well.
		Elizabeth's talents as a moderator were needed when the royal couple's son, Alonso, rebelled against his father.
	www.homefaith.com /webcal_files/964198523.html (114 words)

	St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
		But when Pope Paul VI raised Elizabeth Ann Seton to the altars on September 14, 1975, he gave the Church a saint who was typically American by both birth and disposition.
		Elizabeth Ann Bayley, born in lower Manhattan just before the outbreak of the American Revolution, was of English stock.
		Elizabeth Seton is a model for all American women: nun, teacher, nurse; yes, also wife and mother.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id464.htm (823 words)

	CPF - St. Elizabeth of Portugal
		She was born in 1271 and married Denis, King of Portugal, at the age of twelve.
		Elizabeth died seeking peace and reconciliation amongst the fierce monarchs of her age.
		Elizabeth was popularly known as "the peacemaker." She is among the patron saints of peacemakers to whom we can turn in times of war.
	www.catholicpeacefellowship.org /nextpage.asp?m=2320 (445 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : July 04, 2006 : Elizabeth of Portugal; Independence Day (USA)
		Elizabeth of Portugal was the daughter of Peter III of Aragon and was named after her great-aunt, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, whose virtues she also inherited.
		Elizabeth of Portugal was married young: she was only twelve years old when she became the wife of King Denis of Portugal.
		Elizabeth of Portugal became the peacemaker and several times reconciled the son to the father.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-07-04 (1021 words)

	Popular saints in Portugal: Santa Isabela of Portugal
		Elizabeth, or Isabel, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, was named after her great-aunt, Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in Portugal by the Spanish form of that name, Isabela.
		In Portugal she is remembered for the miracle of the roses in which she was taking bread (or coins) to the poor only to be asked by her less than generous husband what she was carrying.
		In art, Saint Elizabeth is depicted carrying roses in her lap in winter; crowned with roses; or as a Franciscan tertiary nun, sometimes with a beggar near her or with a rose or jug in her hand.
	www.portcult.com /OPS_11.htm (2223 words)

	Elizabeth of Aragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elisabeth of Aragon (1271–1336) (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Portuguese) was queen consort of Portugal and is a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
		Elizabeth was married very early to Denis of Portugal, a poet, and known as Rei Lavrador, or the farmer king, because he planted a large pine forest, near Leiria.
		Elizabeth quietly pursued the regular religious practices of her maidenhood, and was devoted to the poor and sick.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_of_Aragon (567 words)

	Hungarian Saints -- Elizabeth of Portugal
		She was born in 1271, and received at the font the name of Elizabeth, from her great-aunt, St Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in her own country by the Spanish form of that name, Isabella.
		Elizabeth therefore planned for herself a regular distribution of her time, which she never interrupted unless extraordinary occasions of duty or charity obliged her.
		The cause of peace that had been so dear to her all her life was the occasion of Elizabeth's death, which came about on July 4, 1336 at Estremoz, whither she had gone on an errand of reconciliation in spite of her age and the great heat.
	www.katolikus.hu /hun-saints/elizabeth-po.html (991 words)

	Saints of July 4
		Elizabeth, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, was named after her great-aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, but she is known in Portugal by the Spanish form of that name, Isabella.
		Elizabeth was a gifted arbitrator, and she cut short of prevented war between Ferdinand IV of Castile, and his cousin Alfonso IV of Aragon; and between Ferdinand and her brother, James II of Aragon.
		In art, Saint Elizabeth is depicted carrying roses in her lap in winter; crowned with roses; or as a Franciscan tertiary nun, sometimes with a beggar near her or with a rose or jug in her hand (Roeder, White).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0704.htm (3415 words)

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		Elizabeth also learned to say no to her own urges by little things like not eating between meals.
		At the age of twelve she was married to Dennis, King of Portugal.
		He allowed Elizabeth to live a devout life which gave her the graces needed to accept the trials that faced her.
	www.christdesert.org /public_graphics/martyrology/names/e/elizabeth_of_portugal.txt (490 words)

	Maria J. Cirurgiao and Michael D. Hull
		Princess Elizabeth (Isabel) of Aragon, who became the queen of King Dinis of Portugal, and ultimately was raised to the honors of the altar as St. Elizabeth of Portugal, was born in Saragossa, Spain, around 1271.
		Elizabeth remained Dinis' tender and loyal wife, and she obediently acceded to his will, even when he asked of her the utmost that any man could request of his wife: that she take into her care, and tutor, his illegitimate children.
		Elizabeth was of one mind with her husband, in matters of justice for her subjects.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/ELIZPORT.htm (3271 words)

	Divas - The Site / Acting Divas / Vox Populi Elizabeth Taylor
		"Elizabeth Taylor was one of the world's most naturally beautiful women of all time, and her beauty captivated women as well as men, and was noted by the very young as well as very old.
		Elizabeth Taylor is a diva like no others, she is an original, and is irreplaceable and irrepressible.
		Elizabeth has always interested me. My first doll was named after her, my first daughter and granddaughter were named after her.
	www.divasthesite.com /vox_populi_Elizabeth_Taylor.htm (5738 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - LOPEZ, RODRIGO: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Court physician to Queen Elizabeth; born in Portugal about 1525; executed June 7, 1594, for having attempted to poison the queen.
		Before 1584 he had become body-physician to the Earl of Leicester; and he was accused of assisting that nobleman in removing some of his enemies by poison.
		At court Lopez became acquainted with the Earl of Essex, and was thus brought into relations with Don Antonio, the pretender to the crown of Portugal, and with Antonio Perez, the discharged secretary of Philip II.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=544&letter=L (633 words)

	Saints - Names beginning with E
		Elizabeth was born in 1207 A.D. She was the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary and was the wife of Henry VI of Thuringia and mother of 3 children.
		Elizabeth died in 1231 A.D. She is the Patron Saint of Bakers, Beggars, Catholic Charities and Tertiaries.
		Elizabeth was born of the Aragonese royal family in 1271 A.D. She married the King of Portugal and had two children.
	www.carr.org /~meripper/saints/saints-e.htm (702 words)

	The Resident \| Algarve Edition
		At a recent ceremony at the Church of St. Elizabeth of Portugal in the UK, a tile picture of Queen Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (Rainha Santa Isabel), created by Algarve artist Ray Gilman and fired by Algarve artist Jerome Gay, was presented to the church to celebrate the birthday of parishioner Elizabeth Carey.
		Elizabeth Carey tried, but failed, to find a likeness of the Queen in Estremoz to take back to her church in Richmond, which is named after the Portuguese saint.
		Queen Saint Elizabeth of Portugal is described historically as a courageous peacemaker, mediating between her husband, King Dinis, and his sons, and successfully preventing a civil war in around 1320.
	portugalresident.com /portugalresident/showstory.asp?ID=5523 (419 words)

	Elizabeth of Portugal
		Elizabeth gave her King two children, a daughter, Constance, who married Ferdinand IV of Castile, and a son Afonso (later Afonso IV of Portugal).
		Elizabeth managed to end a long standing feud between her husband and her son and managed to bring about a change in her husband's disposition before his death in 1324.
		Elizabeth then retired to a convent of Poor Clares, which she had founded at Coimbra.
	www.marypages.com /ElizabethPortugal.htm (393 words)

	Holy Spirit Interactive: Catholic Saints - St. Elizabeth of Portugal
		Elizabeth, a Spanish princess, was born in 1271.
		Elizabeth tried to be a loving mother to her children, Alphonso and Constance.
		Elizabeth of Portugal died on July 4, 1336.
	www.holyspiritinteractive.net /dailysaint/july/0704.asp (252 words)

	Traditional Feast Day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The example of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and her pious relatives, such as St.
		Elizabeth of Portugal (her grand niece), all show that nobles are no exception when it comes to living exemplary lives of holiness.
		May the intercession of St. Elizabeth of Hungary soften the hearts of Catholic and non-Catholics alike, so that Christian civilization, along with "the throne and the altar," may be restored.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-religion/1741322/posts (984 words)

	William J. Clinton Foundation "President Names Elizabeth Bagley Portugal Ambassador"
		Frawley Bagley, of the District of Columbia, as Ambassador to the Republic of Portugal.
		Elizabeth Frawley Bagley is an attorney and was an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.
		Elizabeth Frawley Bagley was born on July 13, 1952, in Elmira, NY.
	www.clintonfoundation.org /legacy/060894-president-names-elizabeth-bagley-portugal-ambassador.htm (224 words)

	November 17 Saints of the Day
		In her short life, 24 years, Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order.
		The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a life of penance and asceticism when a life of leisure and luxury could easily have been hers.
		Elizabeth was a lifelong friend of the poor and gave herself entirely to relieving the hungry.
	religion-cults.com /saints/november17.htm (933 words)

	Lives of the Saints, July 8, Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
		As a child she was holy, and when she was given in marriage to Dennis, King of Portugal, she became a saintly wife.
		Elizabeth herself cared for the sick whom she visited, and never did a poor beggar leave her palace without having received what he needed.
		The patience of Saint Elizabeth and the wonderful sweetness with which she cherished the children even of her rivals, eventually won over the king, and he became a devoted husband and a Christian king.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/07-08.htm (525 words)

	miracles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The fact that Saint Elizabeth worked so tirelessly to help those around her is miraculous enough, especially with all the hardships she endured in her devotion to Master Conrad.
		A man named Hermann prayed to Saint Elizabeth to comfort him in prison, and the next day he was saved from a hanging.
		Promptly, the man drowned, but he was revived by Saint Elizabeth after his friends professed their loyalty to her.
	www.haverford.edu /engl/engl301/elizahungary/miracles.htm (377 words)

	St. Elizabeth of Portugal
		Elizabeth (called Isabella in Portuguese) was the daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, Spain.
		Baptized with the name other grandaunt, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, she seemed to have inherited that saint's goodness, for even as a child she had a winning disposition and a gift of prayerfulness and self-denial.
		Elizabeth was only twelve when she became the wife and queen of King Diniz (Denis) of Portugal.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id282.htm (642 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
		Elizabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Hungary
		Once when she was taking food to the poor and sick, Prince Louis stopped her and looked under her mantle to see what she was carrying; the food had been miraculously changed to roses.
		Her gifts of bread to the poor, and of a large gift of grain to a famine stricken Germany, led to her patronage of bakers and related fields.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainte01.htm (671 words)

	Portugal's Pousadas
		He integrated the small country into Portugal and in the 15th and 16th centuries it became the center of the western world, sending ships carrying the Portuguese flag out to discover the rest of the world.
		The large castle was built at the beginning of Portugal's first royal dynasty, when in 1259 Afonso III recognized the strategic situation of Estremoz.
		Miracles were attributed to her after her death and she was later canonized as St. Elizabeth of Portugal.
	www.lovetripper.com /issues/issue-47/portugal-EASM.html (1169 words)

	Saints - Elizabeth of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Elizabeth's father, Peter III, King of Aragon, married off Elizabeth at the age of 12 to King Denis of Portugal.
		By the age of 20, Elizabeth devoted herself to a life of piety, establishing a new hospital, an orphanage and a home for women.
		Some 10 years later, Elizabeth was once again called upon to mediate a truce, this time between her son, King Alfonso IV of Portugal and Alfonso XI of Castile.
	www.scborromeo.org /saints/elizport.htm (186 words)

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