Saint Isabelle of France

Isabelle of France
St. Isabelle at the Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois in Paris, a Neo-Gothic replica of the original statue
BornMarch 1225
Paris, France
Died23 February 1270
Longchamp, Pays de France, Kingdom of France
Burial
Longchamp Abbey, Pays de France, Kingdom of France
HouseCapet
FatherLouis VIII of France
MotherBlanche of Castile
St. Isabelle of France
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Poor Clares in France)
Beatified1521 by Pope Leo X
Canonized1696 by Pope Innocent XII
Feast26 February
PatronagePatroness of the Sick

Isabelle of France (March 1225 – 23 February 1270) was a French princess and daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. She was a younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and of Alfonso, Count of Poitiers, and an older sister of King Charles I of Sicily. In 1256, she founded the nunnery of Longchamp in part of the Forest of Rouvray (now called the Bois de Boulogne), west of Paris. Isabelle consecrated her virginity and her entire life to God alone. She is honored as a saint by the Franciscan Order. Her feast day is 26 February.