The Making of Saint Louis : Kingship, Sanctity, and Crusade in the Later Middle Ages.
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps, Diagram, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Making of a Saint, 1270-1297 -- 2 The Canonization of 1297 -- 3 Constructing the Cult -- Excursus -- 4 Royal Sanctity and Sacral Kingship -- 5 The Monastic Louis -- 6 The Franciscans' Saint Louis and the Specter of Saint Francis -- 7 Joinville -- 8 Private Devotion, Saintly Lineage, and Dynastic Sanctity -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Bibliography -- Index.
M. Cecilia Gaposchkin reconstructs and analyzes the process that led to King Louis IX of France's canonization in 1297 and the consolidation and spread of his cult.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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