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Isabella I of Castile
queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504 (1451–1504)
Who they were
Isabella, called 'the Catholic', was born at Madrigal on 22 April 1451 and brought up carefully and piously by her mother. She became Queen of Castile and, with Ferdinand of Aragon, supported Columbus's voyage of 1492.
She founded chairs at Alcalá and Salamanca, and suffered much grief in her children. She died at Medina del Campo on 26 November 1504.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe her cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A queen remembered for her faith.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Ferdinand of Aragon Saint“Isabella's marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 created the basis of the de facto unification of Spain.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Isabella I
- Wikidata Q45859 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Isabella I of Castile (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.