Blessed Isabella of France (26 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Blessed Isabella of France was born into royalty — the daughter of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, and sister to St. Louis IX. She had beauty, intelligence, wealth, and powerful suitors… yet she chose something greater. She rejected Count Hugh of Austria. She refused Conrad, King of Jerusalem. Even when Pope Innocent IV encouraged her to marry for political peace, Isabella humbly declined — choosing perpetual virginity and total consecration to God. From childhood she experienced ecstasies in prayer. She fasted rigorously, gave alms daily, served the poor with her own hands, funded crusaders, and founded the Franciscan Monastery of Longchamp in Paris with the help of St. Bonaventure. Though she never formally became a nun, she lived in near-constant silence, penance, and contemplation — dead to the world, alive to Christ. Her cult was approved in 1521. In a world obsessed with status, romance, and self-indulgence, Blessed Isabella shows us the power of sacrifice, purity, humility, and spiritual strength. This is her story. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Royal Birth and Family of Saints 0:47 Childhood Ecstasies and Fasting 1:02 Love of Learning and Latin Studies 1:17 Severe Illness and Prophetic Warning 1:41 Royal Suitors Rejected 2:03 Vow of Perpetual Virginity 2:07 Service to the Poor 2:16 Supporting the Crusades 2:30 Founding the Franciscan Monastery of Longchamp 2:56 Life of Humility and Silence 3:40 Final Contemplation and Death 3:52 Approval of Her Cult https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #BlessedIsabella #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #February26 #Franciscan #CatholicHistory #StLouisIX #CatholicWomen #ChristianRoyalty #TraditionalCatholic

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• Blessing & Favor