Saturday, May 10, 2008

Stained Glass of La Sainte-Chapelle


Louis IX built La Sainte-Chapelle to house precious relics from the Passion, including Christ's Crown of Thorns he'd bought from Baldwin II in 1239. In 1241, he added a piece of the true cross. During the French Revolution the relics were stolen.

The pious king was later granted sainthood by the Catholic Church.