Saint Ferdinand

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Saint Ferdinand is Ferdinand III of Castile, a 13th-century king renowned for unifying Castile and León and leading major Christian reconquests in medieval Spain, later canonized for his piety and leadership.

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Saint Ferdinand canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic monarch
Reconquista leader
king of Castile
king of León
medieval ruler
saint
alsoKnownAs Saint Ferdinand
San Fernando
associatedWith Kingdom of Castile and León
birthDate c. 1199
birthPlace Zamora
burialPlace Seville Cathedral
canonizationDate 4 February 1671
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Clement X
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León
deathDate 30 May 1252
deathPlace Seville
father Alfonso IX of León
feastDay 30 May
historicalPeriod 13th century
house House of Ivrea
knownFor military leadership
piety
support of the Church
languageOfName Spanish
mother Berengaria of Castile
movement Reconquista
notableFor capture of Córdoba
capture of Jaén
capture of Seville
major Christian reconquests in Iberia
unification of Castile and León
patronage patron saint of Seville
patron saint of the Spanish monarchy
predecessor Alfonso IX of León
Henry I of Castile
reignEnd 1252 (as king of Castile and León)
reignStart 1217 (as king of Castile)
1230 (as king of León)
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Elisabeth of Swabia
Joan of Ponthieu
successor Alfonso X of Castile
title King of Castile
King of Galicia
King of León
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Ferdinand III of Castile alsoKnownAs Saint Ferdinand
San Fernando, California namedAfter Saint Ferdinand
subject linked to: San Fernando
St. Ferdinand namedAfter Saint Ferdinand
Ferdinand III of Castile alsoKnownAs Saint Ferdinand
subject linked to: Saint Ferdinand