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title: "St. Louis IX: Feast Day August 25 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/
description: "St. Louis IX, King, patron of France and those in public office. Remembered on August 25, died c. 1270. Read their life in Bless."
---

King · Remembered on August 25

# St. Louis IX

St. Louis IX is remembered on August 25 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of France and those in public office.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [August 25](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/#25) |
| Title | King |
| Died | c. 1270 |
| Patron of | [France](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#france), [those in public office](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-in-public-office) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, August 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/#calendar) |

## Life

King of France at twelve, formed by his mother Blanche, who would rather have seen him dead than in mortal sin. He judged under the oak of Vincennes, fed beggars from his table, built the Sainte-Chapelle for the Crown of Thorns, twice took the cross, and died of fever before Tunis with ‘Jerusalem’ on his lips. Europe took him for the very model of a Christian king.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Louis IX as patron of France and those in public office.

[France](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#france) [Those in public office](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-in-public-office)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Joan of Arc](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-of-arc/) France · May 30
- [St. Denis and Companions](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-denis-and-companions/) France · October 9

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Louis IX. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, August 25, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/08/25/) | Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 · Psalm 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab · 1 John 2:5 · Matthew 23:27-32 |
| [Friday, August 25, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/25/) | Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Ezekiel 37:1-14 · Psalm 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · Psalm 25:4b, 5a · Matthew 22:34-40 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[August 24 St. Bartholomew](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bartholomew/) [August 26 St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-teresa-of-jesus-jornet/)

[All the saints of August](https://blessbible.app/saints/august/) [Born on August 25?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#08-25) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Louis IX

Remembered on August 25

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-ix/#calendar)

In the app

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