Fernando III, also known as Saint Ferdinand, was a powerful Christian monarch who ruled Castile and Leon from 1217 to 1252.
He was an exceptional military leader who reclaimed more Moorish territory than any other European king and he never lost a battle.
Fernando III was a devout Catholic who was canonized as a saint .
As a child, Fernando III fell gravely ill, and his mother prayed over him without ceasing and when hope was almost gone she took him before a shrine to the Blessed Virgin.
Then she said ;
“Remember that he is thy servant, and thou must cure him if thou desire any service of him!”Fernando miraculously made it through the night. The boy still had life in him and, went on to become one of the all-timers.
