The king and the crown of thorns : kingship and the cult of relics in Capetian France
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 Cro...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Undetermined |
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Berlin Bern Wien : Peter Lang,
2021
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| Schlagworte: | Social & cultural history Social and cultural history |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (574 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 Thorns to France had already a history under Louis's reign: French hagiographers and chroniclers affirmed that the first relics of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople were transferred to Aachen by Charlemagne, then to Saint-Denis Abbey by Charles the Bald. The book discusses Saint Louis's translation of the Crown of Thorns as seen on the background of both Carolingian historical memory in Capetian era and Carolingian and Capetian tradition of the royal cult of relics |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (574 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9783631840597 3631840594 9783631840603 3631840608 9783631840610 3631840616 9783631832646 3631832648 |
| Zugangseinschränkungen: | Open Access |