The Protest of Saint Louis
The figure of Louis IX of France is frequently surrounded by an aura of the unreal. Since he has been honored by the Church and succeeding generations as St. Louis, the tendency has often been to place him on a pedestal and to make of him a plaster statue rather than the vigorous king who ruled Fran...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Cambridge University Press
1959
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Traditio
Anno: 1959, Volume: 15, Pagine: 405-418 |
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| Riepilogo: | The figure of Louis IX of France is frequently surrounded by an aura of the unreal. Since he has been honored by the Church and succeeding generations as St. Louis, the tendency has often been to place him on a pedestal and to make of him a plaster statue rather than the vigorous king who ruled France for 44 eventful years in the midst of the thirteenth century. Above all, it is often imagined that a saint-king would surely be something of a pawn in the hands of the clerics, and especially the papacy. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900008321 |