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Patron Saints of tertiaries

7 saints serve as patrons of tertiaries.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Feast: November 17

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Elizabeth of Thuringia, Elisabeth, and Elisabetta, was a princess and the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary. Born in 1207 in Presburg, Hungary, she grew up...

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

Feast: July 4

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, also known as Elisabet of Portugal, Elizabeth of Aragon, Isabel of Portugal, or Isabella of Portugal, was born in 1271 in Aragon, Spain. She was the daughter of King...

Saint Elzear

Saint Elzear

Feast: September 27

Saint Elzear, also known as Eleazarus, was born to the nobility in Ansouis, Provence, France, in the year 1285. He was the nephew of William of Sabron, the abbot of Saint Victor’s abbey in...

Saint Ferdinand III    of Castille

Saint Ferdinand III of Castille

Feast: May 30

Saint Ferdinand III of Castille, also known as Ferdinand the Saint, was born in 1198 near Salamanca, Spain. He was the son of Alfonso IX, the King of Leon, and Berengaria, the daughter of King...

Saint Louis XI

Saint Louis XI

Feast: August 25

Saint Louis IX, also known as Louis Capet and the Most Christian King, was born on 25 April 1214 in Poissy, France. He was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. At the age of eleven,...

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Feast: February 22

Saint Margaret of Cortona, also known as Margherita, was born in 1247 in Loviano, Tuscany, Italy, to a farmer's family. Unfortunately, her mother passed away when she was just seven years old,...

Saint Rose of Viterbo

Saint Rose of Viterbo

Feast: March 6

Saint Rose of Viterbo, also known as Rose of Viterbo or Rosa of…, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church and a revered Franciscan tertiary. She was born in 1234 in the town of Viterbo, Italy,...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of tertiaries

Dear patron saints of tertiaries, we humbly ask for your intercession before our Lord. Guide and protect all those who seek your help. Through your holy examples, help us to grow in faith and virtue. Amen.

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