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St. Elizabeth of Portugal

St. Elizabeth of Portugal was the daughter of the King of Aragon. At 12, she married King Denis of Portugal, a profligate man, who tolerated his wife’s piety while making no secret of his own infidelities. Elizabeth bore him two children, a son and a daughter. Her son, Alfonso, would later come close to open rebellion against his neglectful father. For her role in effecting a...
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