Blessed Eleanora

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21 February
Profile
Daughter of Count Raymond IV of Provence. Married King Henry III of England in 1236 at the age of ten. Queen of England. Widowed in 1273 after 37 years of marriage. Benedictine nun. Known throughout her life as a pious and prayerful woman.
Born
1226 in Provence, France
Died
of natural causes
Name Meaning
the light (old french, welsh, norwegian)
the merciful one (greek)
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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