Elizabeth of Portugal

Elizabeth of Portugal
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
SpouseDenis, King of Portugal
IssueConstança, Queen of Castile
Afonso IV, King of Portugal
HouseHouse of Barcelona
FatherPeter III, King of Aragon
MotherConstance of Sicily
ReligionRoman Catholic

Elizabeth of Aragon (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish; 1271 – 4 July 1336), more commonly known as Elizabeth of Portugal, was queen consort of Portugal who is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

  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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