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Eleanor of Provence
Queen of England (1223-1291)
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Feast: 21 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1222
Died
1291
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a Provençal noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in France in 1253.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Boniface of Savoy Blessed“One niece, Eleanor of Provence, was married to King Henry III of England, and another was married to King Louis IX of France.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Sainte Eléonore, reine d'Angleterre puis moniale bénédictine († 1291) — Nominis, the French bishops' conference database, carries Eleanor of Provence as a saint: queen of England, later a Benedictine nun at Amesbury, died 1291 — matching the entry.
- Wikidata Q228885 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eleanor of Provence (CC BY-SA)
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