Isabelle of France
French Roman Catholic princess, nun and blessed
Feast: 22 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Isabelle of France (March 1225 – 23 February 1270) was a French princess and daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. She was a younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and of Alfonso, Count of Poitiers, and an older sister of King Charles I of Sicily. In 1256, she founded the nunnery of Longchamp in part of the Forest of Rouvray (now called the Bois de Boulogne), west of Paris. Isabelle consecrated her virginity and her entire life to God alone. She is honored as a saint by the Franciscan Order. Her feast day is 26 February.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Blanche of Castile Saint Mother, Parent“Isabelle of France (March 1225 – 23 February 1270) was a French princess and daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile.” — Wikipedia
- Louis IX of France Saint Brother or sister“She was a younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and of Alfonso, Count of Poitiers, and an older sister of King Charles I of Sicily.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q236952 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Isabelle of France (CC BY-SA)
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