RELIC OF KING SAINT LOUIS (LOUIS IX) b
RELIC OF KING SAINT LOUIS (LOUIS IX) b
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Rare silver reliquary with a beveled glass facade, containing the first class relic Ex Ossibus of the King of France Louis IX known as Saint Louis .
The relic is set on a purple silk background and is decorated with gold-edged paperolles. The relic is identified in Latin on a handwritten label as: Luduico Re di F
Good used condition with its original glass.
Not opened.
Ecclesiastical seal and silk threads present.
PERIOD : 18th century
DIMENSIONS : 4.2 cm X 3.3 cm
SIZE : 1.7" X 1.3"
King Saint Louis, also known as Louis IX, ruled France in the 13th century. He is known for his piety and justice, enacting many legal and social reforms. Saint Louis also led two crusades, including the Seventh Crusade to Egypt. His reign was marked by the construction of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and his central role in the affair of Christ's Crown of Thorns. His death in 1270 in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade further cemented his reputation as a saint, and he was canonized in 1297. He remains an iconic figure in the medieval French monarchy.
The relics of the body of King Saint Louis are scattered in several sacred places throughout the world.
