France has produced –– and is still in the process of producing –– many saints, but King St. Louis IX is the only French canonized king, and that says something about French monarchs. Louis is one of ...

On April 25, 1214, King Louis IX of France, the saint for whom the city is named, was born. The statue of St. Louis was unveiled in Forest Park on Oct. 4, 1906. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition ...

First, let’s give a brief history of St. Louis Cathedral itself. The current structure — named in honor of St. Louis IX, King of France — is the third to stand on the site. However, New Orleanians ...

Louis IX, King of France, Saint Louis, who bought the crown of thorns, parts of the true cross, the holy lance; Louis, who built Sainte Chapelle; Louis, who fasted, loved sermons, heard two masses ...