The King and the Crown of Thorns

In 1239, king Louis IX of France performed the translation of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople to Paris. The translation celebrations became a splendid religious festivity showing sacral foundations of Saint Louis’s authority and the Capetian kingship. However, the translation of the Crown of...

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Main Author:	Pysiak, Jerzy
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 2022
Subjects:	Capetian Charlemagne Crown Cult France King Kingship Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) mediaeval christianity mediaeval Europe mediaeval hagiography Pysiak Relics Saint-Denis Abbey Thorns thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
Online Access:	ONIX_20221025_9783631840597_12
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