August 25: ST. LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE: The Crown Worth More Than a Kingdom

St. Louis, King of France, once paid a fortune for Christ's Crown of Thorns — then carried it home barefoot himself.

St. Louis IX ruled one of Europe's most powerful kingdoms while attending Mass twice daily and praying the full Liturgy of the Hours. When Christ's actual Crown of Thorns came up for sale in 1238, Louis paid an enormous sum for it and walked barefoot through Paris to carry it home, later building the stained-glass Sainte-Chapelle to house it. He washed the feet of lepers with his own hands.

"A prince ought not to believe too readily those who flatter him; he ought to distrust his own judgment whenever it is in his own favor."

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