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The Resource Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings : texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France, [edited by] M. Cecilia Gaposchkin ; translations with Phyllis B. Katz

Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings : texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France, [edited by] M. Cecilia Gaposchkin ; translations with Phyllis B. Katz

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"Louis IX, king of France from 1226 to 1270 and twice crusader, was canonized in 1297. He was the last king canonized during the medieval period, and was both one of the most important saints and one of the most important kings of the later Middle Ages. In Blessed Louis, the Most Glorious of Kings: Texts Relating to the Cult of Saint Louis of France, M. Cecilia Gaposchkin presents six previously untranslated texts that informed medieval views of St. Louis IX: two little-known but early and important vitae of Saint Louis; two unedited sermons by the Parisian preacher Jacob of Lausanne (d. 1322); and a liturgical office and proper mass in his honor--the most commonly used liturgical texts composed for Louis' feast day--which were widely copied, read, and disseminated in the Middle Ages. Gaposchkin's aim is to present to a diverse readership the Louis as he was known and experienced in the Middle Ages: a saint celebrated by the faithful for his virtue and his deeds. She offers for the first time to English readers a typical hagiographical view of Saint Louis, one in counterbalance to that set forth in Jean of Joinville's Life of Saint Louis. Although Joinville's Life has dominated our views of Louis, Joinville's famous account was virtually unknown beyond the French royal court in the Middle Ages and was not printed until the sixteenth century. His portrayal of Louis as an individual and deeply charismatic personality is remarkable, but it is fundamentally unrepresentative of the medieval understanding of Louis. The texts that Gaposchkin translates give immediate access to the reasons why medieval Christians took Louis to be a saint; the texts, and the image of Saint Louis presented in them, she argues, must be understood within the context of the developing history of sanctity and sainthood at the end of the Middle Ages."--Publisher's website
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  • eng
  • lat
  • lat
  • eng
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Extent
xi, 307 p.
Contents
  • Gloriosissimi regis
  • Appendix: Fifteenth-century additions to Gloriosissimi regis
  • Beatus Ludovicus
  • Ludovicus decus regnantium : office in honor of Saint Louis
  • Gaudeamus omnes in domino : mass in honor of Saint Louis
  • Sermons of Jacob of Lausanne: Rex sapiens [and] Videte regem salomonem
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9780268029845
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Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings : texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France
Title
Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings
Title remainder
texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France
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[edited by] M. Cecilia Gaposchkin ; translations with Phyllis B. Katz
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Language
  • eng
  • lat
  • lat
  • eng
Summary
"Louis IX, king of France from 1226 to 1270 and twice crusader, was canonized in 1297. He was the last king canonized during the medieval period, and was both one of the most important saints and one of the most important kings of the later Middle Ages. In Blessed Louis, the Most Glorious of Kings: Texts Relating to the Cult of Saint Louis of France, M. Cecilia Gaposchkin presents six previously untranslated texts that informed medieval views of St. Louis IX: two little-known but early and important vitae of Saint Louis; two unedited sermons by the Parisian preacher Jacob of Lausanne (d. 1322); and a liturgical office and proper mass in his honor--the most commonly used liturgical texts composed for Louis' feast day--which were widely copied, read, and disseminated in the Middle Ages. Gaposchkin's aim is to present to a diverse readership the Louis as he was known and experienced in the Middle Ages: a saint celebrated by the faithful for his virtue and his deeds. She offers for the first time to English readers a typical hagiographical view of Saint Louis, one in counterbalance to that set forth in Jean of Joinville's Life of Saint Louis. Although Joinville's Life has dominated our views of Louis, Joinville's famous account was virtually unknown beyond the French royal court in the Middle Ages and was not printed until the sixteenth century. His portrayal of Louis as an individual and deeply charismatic personality is remarkable, but it is fundamentally unrepresentative of the medieval understanding of Louis. The texts that Gaposchkin translates give immediate access to the reasons why medieval Christians took Louis to be a saint; the texts, and the image of Saint Louis presented in them, she argues, must be understood within the context of the developing history of sanctity and sainthood at the end of the Middle Ages."--Publisher's website
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Index
no index present
Language note
Texts in Latin with English translation; introductory material and study in English
LC call number
DC91.A2
LC item number
B54 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1970-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Gaposchkin, M. Cecilia
Series statement
Notre Dame texts in medieval culture
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Church and state
  • France
  • France
  • Louis
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Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings : texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France, [edited by] M. Cecilia Gaposchkin ; translations with Phyllis B. Katz
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307)
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Gloriosissimi regis -- Appendix: Fifteenth-century additions to Gloriosissimi regis -- Beatus Ludovicus -- Ludovicus decus regnantium : office in honor of Saint Louis -- Gaudeamus omnes in domino : mass in honor of Saint Louis -- Sermons of Jacob of Lausanne: Rex sapiens [and] Videte regem salomonem
Control code
ocn794361885
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xi, 307 p.
Isbn
9780268029845
Lccn
2012019012
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Blessed Louis, the most glorious of kings : texts relating to the cult of Saint Louis of France, [edited by] M. Cecilia Gaposchkin ; translations with Phyllis B. Katz
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Gloriosissimi regis -- Appendix: Fifteenth-century additions to Gloriosissimi regis -- Beatus Ludovicus -- Ludovicus decus regnantium : office in honor of Saint Louis -- Gaudeamus omnes in domino : mass in honor of Saint Louis -- Sermons of Jacob of Lausanne: Rex sapiens [and] Videte regem salomonem
Control code
ocn794361885
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xi, 307 p.
Isbn
9780268029845
Lccn
2012019012
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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