Blessed Louis, the Most Glorious of Kings: Texts Relating to the Cult of Saint Louis of France

by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin

Book Overview

Louis IX, king of France from 1226 to 1270 and twice crusader, was canonized in 1297. He was the last king canonized during the medieval period, and was both one of the most important saints and one of the most important kings of the later Middle Ages. In Blessed Louis, the Most Glorious of Kings: Texts Relating to the Cult of Saint Louis of France, M. Cecilia Gaposchkin presents six previously untranslated texts that informed medieval views...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268029849
• ISBN13: 9780268029845
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"