August 17
Beatriz de Silva (1424–1490)
Founding religious
Practical advice
When you begin your work, give up unnecessary distraction for a few hours, doing everything for the love of God.
Biography
She was the niece of Isabel la Católica, and so beautiful that she must have left court in order to escape the importunities of her admirers. It is said that the queen, wife of John II of Castile, overcome with jealousy, locked her in a chest for three days. Beatriz then took refuge in the Cistercian convent of Toledo and in 1484 founded a contemplative Order in honor of the Immaculate Conception.
Example of
Self-givingPrayerFounding spirit