St. Louis built the Sainte Chapelle in Paris. His life is included in Caxton's version of the Golden Legend, though not in Voragine's original, which predates the king's canonization in 1297.
Feast day: August 25
At left, 1477 Painting by Vivarini
Other images:
El Greco's painting
Natoire's Death and
Glory of St. Louis
With
Anthony of Padua interceding for souls in
PurgatoryHagiography:
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