Thursday, July 04, 2024

Memorial of Saints (July 4)

Elizabeth of Portugal: (died 1336; named after her great-aunt, St. Elizabeth of Hungary (died 1231 A.D.); queen and mother; lover of the poor; peacemaker in the royal family; later a Franciscan tertiary; patroness of Catholic Action.

also on July 4:

  • Bertha, widow;
  • Andrew of Crete, bishop;
  • Odo of Canterbury, bishop;
  • Ulric of Augsburg, bishop

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Memorial of Saints (July 8)

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