The Sanctity of Louis IX : : Early Lives of Saint Louis by Geoffrey of Beaulieu and William of Chartres / / ed. by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, Sean L. Field.
Louis IX of France reigned as king from 1226 to 1270 and was widely considered an exemplary Christian ruler, renowned for his piety, justice, and charity toward the poor. After his death on crusade, he was proclaimed a saint in 1297, and today Saint Louis is regarded as one of the central figures of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 p.) :; 5 halftones, 3 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Maps
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Sources and Translation Policies
- Introduction
- 1. Three Early Letters on the Sanctity of Louis IX
- 2. Geoffrey of Beaulieu's Life and Saintly Comportment of Louis, Former King of the Franks, of Pious Memory
- 3. William of Chartres' On the Life and Deeds of Louis, King of the Franks of Famous Memory, and on the Miracles That Declare His Sanctity
- 4. Pope Boniface VIII's Bull Gloria Laus
- Appendix: The Manuscript and Printing Histories of the Texts
- Select Bibliography
- Index