Saint Louis@Sacré Coeur - Paris, France
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Louis IX, commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He is the only canonised king of France.
Waymark Code: WMCXT2
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/24/2011
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Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was the sixth-great-grandson of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. He worked with the Parliament of Paris in order to improve the professionalism of his legal administration.
He is the only canonised king of France.
He went on two crusades, in his mid-30s in 1248 (Seventh Crusade) and then again in his mid-50s in 1270 (Eighth Crusade).
He was captured by the Egyptians. Following his release he spent four years in the Crusader kingdoms of Acre, Caesarea, and Jaffa unsig his wealth to assist the Crusaders in rebuilding their defences and conducting diplomacy with the Islamic powers.
Louis' patronage of the arts drove much innovation in Gothic art and architecture, and the style of his court radiated throughout Europe.
The perception of Louis IX as the exemplary Christian prince was reinforced by his religious zeal. Louis was a devout Catholic, and he built the Sainte-Chapelle ("Holy Chapel"), located within the royal palace complex (now the Paris Hall of Justice), on the Île de la Cité in the centre of Paris.
After his death Pope Boniface VIII proclaimed the canonization of Louis in 1297; he is the only French monarch to be declared a saint.
Louis IX is often considered the model of the ideal Christian monarch. Because of the aura of holiness attached to his memory, many kings of France were called Louis, especially in the Bourbon dynasty, which directly descended from one of his younger sons.
Adapted from wikipedia
The statue of Saint-Louis is from the french sculptor Hippolyte Lefèbvre and was made in 1927.
It shows Saint-Louis holding the Crown of Thorns with the left hand and a sword in the right hand.
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
Statue Location: Left side of the entrance of Sacré Coeur Basilica
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: Hippolyte Lefèbvre
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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