About Saint Louis IX of France
Louis IX governed thirteenth-century France with serious attention to prayer, justice, arbitration, and personal care for people in poverty. He built Sainte-Chapelle to house relics of Christ’s Passion. Louis also led two crusades, campaigns marked by religious zeal, warfare, and suffering, and died near Tunis during the second in 1270.
Prayer
Pray with Saint Louis IX of France
God of justice and peace, through Saint Louis’s intercession, guide rulers to hear the poor and settle disputes fairly. Purify religious zeal from conquest, and make devotion to Christ’s Passion produce mercy. Amen.
