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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of France (1226–1270) who was a patron of the arts and literature, led the Seventh Crusade (1248–1254), and died in Tunisia during the Eighth Crusade.
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- noun king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
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Against those monarchs in medieval Europe, such as Louis IX, who claimed that the purpose of law was to enforce Christian moral teaching, Aquinas stated: "human laws do not forbid all vices ... but only the more grievous vices ... and chiefly those that are to the hurt of others, without the prohibition of which human society could not be maintained: thus human law prohibits murder, theft and such like".
Archive 2008-07-01 Burke's Corner 2008
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Against those monarchs in medieval Europe, such as Louis IX, who claimed that the purpose of law was to enforce Christian moral teaching, Aquinas stated: "human laws do not forbid all vices ... but only the more grievous vices ... and chiefly those that are to the hurt of others, without the prohibition of which human society could not be maintained: thus human law prohibits murder, theft and such like".
Iris Robinson, theological ignorance and the law of God Burke's Corner 2008
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Nor would it have worked in the performing arts world that preceded Louis IX's influence.
Jennifer Edwards: What the World of Dance Can Learn From World of Warcraft Jennifer Edwards 2011
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Gothic cathedral windows typically were pictorial narrations of biblical stories, but this one, unusually, depicts events that took place during Louis IX's lifetime.
The Parisian Jewel for the Jerusalem Crown Ina Caro 2011
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It tells the story of the relics from when St. Helena found them to when Louis IX brought them to Paris.
The Parisian Jewel for the Jerusalem Crown Ina Caro 2011
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Nor would it have worked in the performing arts world that preceded Louis IX's influence.
Jennifer Edwards: What the World of Dance Can Learn From World of Warcraft Jennifer Edwards 2011
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They did, however, have the Camargue, and Louis IX--- later canonized--- ordered the little village of Aigues-Mortes made into a proper port, with a proper port's walls.
Archive 2009-12-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Certainly not, but many did, such as Saint Louis IX, Saint Ferdinand of Castile, and Blessed Nuno.
Archive 2009-04-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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Certainly not, but many did, such as Saint Louis IX, Saint Ferdinand of Castile, and Blessed Nuno.
The Code of Chivalry elena maria vidal 2009
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They did, however, have the Camargue, and Louis IX--- later canonized--- ordered the little village of Aigues-Mortes made into a proper port, with a proper port's walls.
Aigues-Mortes Walter Jon Williams 2009
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