Fireworks and the statue of King Louis IX of France close the second day of Fair Saint Louis in Forest Park on Friday, July 3, 2015. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Robert Cohen ...

Our famous namesake, King Louis IX, was born 801 years ago on April 25, 1214. The statue of old Louie, regally mounted on a horse, first appeared at the entrance to the 1904 World's Fair.

Laypeople awarded medals More than 200 laypeople who have volunteered their time to the Catholic Church have been awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion.

The city is named after Louis IX, who was the only French king to also be a saint, according to STLPR. His statue can be seen in front of the Art Museum in Forest Park.

But through history, monarchs, royalty and aristocrats have often dictated fashion trends, from the royal blue popularised during the reign of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270) to the ...

It was August 1239, and Louis IX, king of France, was about to receive a precious gift from the emperor in Constantinople: the Sacred Crown of Thorns, purported to have been worn by Christ at the ...

The mural above the main altar of St. Louis Cathedral depicts the Catholic saint for whom the edifice is named: King Louis IX, known as St. Louis, King of France. It depicts him announcing the ...