Saint Louis of Toulouse
Also known as
- Louis of Anjou
- Louis of Angio
- Louis of Brignoles
- Ludwig of…
- Ludovico d’Angiò
- Luis…
Profile
Born to the nobility, the son of Charles II of Anjou, king of Naples. Great-nephew of Saint Louis IX, and of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Grew up in Provence (in modern France). Spent seven years as a hostage for his father at Barcelona and Tarragona in Spain. Ordained at age 23. Friar Minor. Reluctant bishop of Toulouse, France for the last six months of his life.
Born
- 9 February 1274 at Nocera, Italy
- 19 August 1297 at Brignolles, Italy of natural causes
- some relics in Valencia, Spain
- some relics in the Franciscan church of the Cordeliers in Marseille, France
- boy bishop
- young bishop with a crown by his feet
- young man in pontifical garments and holding a book and a crosier
MLA Citation
- “Saint Louis of Toulouse“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 November 2019. Web. 26 January 2021. <>