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Today in history: King St. Louis IX scores major victory for Christians over Islamic jihadOn June 6, 1249, King Louis IX of France—better known to posterity as Saint Louis—scored a dramatic victory over the Islamic jihad at the start of the Seventh Crusade.uly 7, 2017 - St. Louis, Missouri - The sunset over the Apotheosis of St. Louis statue of King Louis IX of France in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri.Today in history, on June 6, Louis IX of France – better known to posterity as Saint Louis – scored a dramatic victory over the Islamic jihad.It was late May,...

Image of King St. Louis, taken from Recta Ratio (The following is the legend of the breviary for King St. Louis IX of France, as quoted in Dom Prosper Guéranger's entry in The Liturgical Year for 25 August, in Volume XIV of the 1983 Marian House edition of the English translation by the Benedictines of Stanbrook.) "Louis IX, king of France, having lost his father when he was only twelve years old, was educated in a most holy manner by his mother Blanche. When he had reigned for twenty years, he fell ill and it was then he conceived the...

Seattle Catholic is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of Seattle A Journal of Catholic News and Views 15 Feb 2005 King St. Louis IX's Last Instructions to his Eldest Son Then he [Louis] called my Lord Philip, his son, and commanded him, as if by testament, to observe all the teachings he had left him, which are hereinafter set down in French, and were, so it is said, written with the king's own saintly hand: "Fair son, the first thing I would teach thee is to set thine heart to love God; for unless he love God none can...

LOUIS IX Also known asLouis Capet Memorial25 AugustProfileKing for 44 years, being crowned at age 12; his mother ruled as regent until he reached 22. Founded monasteries, built leper hospitals, and collected relics. Married at age 19, and father of eleven. Franciscan tertiary. Led two Crusades and died on one. Born25 April 1214 at Poissy, FranceDied25 August 1270 at Tunis, AlgeriaCanonized1297 Name Meaningfamous warrior Patronagearchdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, barbers, builders, button makers, construction workers, Crusaders, death of children, difficult marriages, distillers, embroiderers, French monarchs, grooms, haberdashers, hairdressers, hair stylists, kings, masons, needle workers, parenthood, parents of large families, prisoners, sculptors, sick people, soldiers, stone masons, stonecutters, tertiariesRepresentationcrown of thorns; king holding a cross king...