Saint Louis of Toulouse | |
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![]() Fresco by Simone Martini | |
Born | 9 February 1274 Brignoles, France |
Died | 19 August 1297 Brignoles, France | (aged 23)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | 7 April 1317 by John XXII |
Major shrine | Valencia, Spain |
Feast | 19 August |
Attributes | boy bishop, often with a discarded crown by his feet; represented vested in pontifical garments and holding a book and a crosier |
Patronage | Valencia (Spain); Málaga; Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa; Limosano (Italy); Baler (Philippines); Lucban (Philippines) |
Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.