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A helpful associate of ours, William M.
Klimon replied:
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Hello:
The only information I have been able to find, concerns two locally-venerated
Eleanors, who are not saints but blessed's (i.e., they
have been beatified). The information comes from the great reference
work F.G. Holweck, A Biographical Dictionary Of The Saints (1924),
and is as follows:
- Eleonora (B.), Queen of England ; born. 1222, daughter
of Raymond IV, of Provence; 14 January, 1236, she was married to King
Henry III of England; after her husband's death (1273) she became
a nun (O.S.B.) at Amesbury; died. 25 May, 1291. Her cult was never
approved.
- Eleonora Ortiz (B.), V., Observance Carmelite, on the island
of Mallorca; died. 1594; her cult was never approved. 27 May.
Hope this is of some help.
Pax.
William
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Jude Fischer from the Marian Center replied:
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Hi, Mike —
Eleanor is a derivative of Helena. New Advent also has a write-up below.
Jude
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Mike replied:
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Hi, Mike —
There are at least two different Eleanors.
- One is (St.
Helena|St.
Helena) She was born sometime between 248 A.D. and 255 A.D. at Drepanum,
Bithynia.
- The other St. Eleanor of Provence is Queen Eleanor of Provence, who was born much later,
in 1222, and was married to King Henry III.
This should assist your priest-friend in figuring out which saint
he was interested in.
Mike
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