Optional memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, queen (†1336). Daughter of the monarchs of Aragon, at the age of 12 she was given in marriage to Dom Denis, the future king of Portugal. She suffered greatly from her husband's infidelities and jealousy, and from a courtier's slander. She acted as a peacemaker among her relatives. After her husband's death, she became a Franciscan tertiary and spent the rest of her life in poverty and mortification.