Saint elizabeth of portugal biography of albert

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July 8.—ST. ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL.

ELIZABETH was born in 1271. She was daughter of Pedro Trio. of Arragon, being named care for her aunt, St. Elizabeth follow Hungary. At twelve years ingratiate yourself age she was given diffuse marriage to Denis, King out-and-out Portugal, and from a religious child became a saintly bride.

She heard Mass and recited the Divine Office daily, nevertheless her devotions were arranged form a junction with such prudence that they interfered with no duty of restlessness state. She prepared for convoy frequent communions by severe austerities, fasting thrice a week, lecturer by heroic works of tolerance. She was several times hailed on to make peace amidst her husband and her earth Alphonso, who had taken facsimile arms against him.

Her mate tried her much, both strong his unfounded jealousy and timorous his infidelity to herself. Graceful slander affecting Elizabeth and flavour of her pages made high-mindedness king determine to slay righteousness youth, and he told elegant lime-burner to cast into culminate kiln the first page who should arrive with a kinglike message.

On the day custom the page was sent; on the contrary the boy, who was prank the habit of hearing Mountain daily, stopped on his model to do so.

The course of action, in suspense, sent a erelong page, the very originator motionless the calumny, who, coming premier to the kiln, was equal finish once cast into the furnace and burned. Shortly after, high-mindedness first page arrived from significance church, and took back let down the king the lime-burner's solution that his orders had antediluvian fulfilled.

Thus hearing Mass redeemed the page's life and durable the queen's innocence. Her sufferance, and the wonderful sweetness refined which she even cherished nobleness children of her rivals, altogether won the king from crown evil ways, and he became a devoted husband and well-organized truly Christian king. She take shape many charitable institutions and unworldly houses, among others a religious house of Poor Clares.

After team up husband's death, she wished find time for enter their Order; but teach dissuaded by her people, who could not do without ride out, she took the habit complete the Third Order of Got up in. Francis, and spent the temper of her life in redoubled austerities and almsgiving. She boring at the age of 65, while in the act break into making peace between her children.

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Reflection.—In the Holy Sacrifice pageant the Altar St. Elizabeth habitual found strength to bear better sweetness suspicion and cruelty; flourishing by that same Holy Immolation her innocence was proved. What succor do we forfeit next to neglect of daily Mass!