French Renaissance stained glass of Saint Louis by Engrand le Prince.
Saint-Louis Theme Pages
King of France 1226-1270. Died whilst participating in the Eight Crusade, died in Tunis, North Africa. He was buried in the St Denis Basilica, and in 1297 he was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII at Orvieto.
See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of St Louis.
Stained glass (designer unknown), St Botolph church, Farnborough, Warwickshire.
19th century stained glass representation of St Louis, by the Fournier studios of Tours.
19th century stained glass by the Julien Fournier Studio of Tours.
Statue of St. Louis (mid 20th century). Chatillon sur Cher, France
This depiction of the Coronation of Louis IX of France is part of the Marc Chagall windows that were installed in Reims Cathedral in 1974.
Detail of stained glass window (1975) by Marc Chagell at Reims Cathedral depict St Louis dispensing justice.