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- n. king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
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“Isabel wished to found a convent of the Order of St. Clare, Louis IX began in 1255 to acquire the necessary land in the Forest of Rouvray, not far from the Seine and in the neighbourhood of Paris.”
“Upon the request of King Louis IX of France, he sent Cardinal Romanus as legate to assist the king in his crusade against the Albigenses.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“In 1249 Louis IX ordered barons to deal with heretics according to the dictates of duty (de ipsis faciant quod debebant).”
“St. Louis IX of France sought to establish peace on a firm footing (Cremona, 1270); but a revolt in Corsica, stirred up by the”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“In three weeks they arrived at Limassol, in Cyprus, where Louis IX was.”
“At Sens in France St. Louis IX honoured with his presence the provincial chapter held by”
“St. Louis IX (1226-1270), "ruisselant de piété, et enflammé de charité", as a contemporary describes him, made kings so beloved that from that time dates that royal cult, so to speak, which was one of the moral forces in olden France, and which existed in no other country of Europe to the same degree.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“Having been liberated in May, 1250, he followed Louis IX to Saint Jean d'Acre despite the advice of powerful barons who counselled him to remain in Palestine until all the prisoners should have been freed.”
“Of the Crown of Thorns, first celebrated on the occasion of the solemn introduction of the sacred crown into Paris, under Louis IX in”
“All attempts of St. Louis IX of France to bring about peace were of no avail.”
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