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The shirt appears in the inventory of the Sainte-Chapelle from 1480 onwards; prior to that it had been listed among the contents of the French king's treasury. It was already damaged at this time. It was then transferred to the Basilica of Saint-Denis on 12 March 1791, then to the
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fabric with 31 warp threads per cm² for 27 weft threads, it is 43 cm wide and 111.4 cm high. One sleeve is missing, and it shows traces of blood. The seams are narrow, and it was cut from
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The exact age of the garment is uncertain. It is said to date to the 13th century, and expert analysis has not discovered any reason to doubt this.
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A parchment from the 15th century sewn to the shirt indicates “C'est la chemise de mons. saint Louis jadis Roy de fran et nya que une manche”
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Dorothy K. Burnham; Royal Ontario Museum; Royal Ontario Museum. Textile Dept (1973).
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Catholic relic preserved in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral
137: 135: 248: 118:, thanks in particular to the priest Jean-Marc Fournier, 132: 273: 188: 23:, also known as the tunic of Saint Louis, is a 222:Robin Netherton; Gale R. Owen-Crocker (2015). 142:Robin Netherton; Gale R. Owen-Crocker (2015). 38:The shirt and other treasures of Saint Louis, 228:. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 50–51. 249:Richard Hartley-Parkinson (16 April 2019). 148:. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 78. 33: 274: 201:. Royal Ontario Museum. p. 12. 162: 51:It is a shirt that belonged to the 13: 171:"Another Look at St. Louis' Shirt" 14: 298: 168: 98:Bibliothèque nationale de France 242: 225:Medieval Clothing and Textiles 215: 145:Medieval Clothing and Textiles 46: 1: 125: 7: 122:of the Paris fire brigade. 10: 303: 114:, at the same time as the 87: 103:Preserved since 1804 at 110:It was saved from the 43: 169:Jones, Heather Rose. 112:fire of 15 April 2019 100:on 18 November 1793. 37: 175:heatherrosejones.com 21:shirt of Saint Louis 287:Notre-Dame de Paris 105:Notre-Dame de Paris 40:Notre-Dame de Paris 75:narrow-woven cloth 62:and a sign of his 44: 27:venerated by some 235:978-1-78327-002-6 208:978-0-88854-046-1 155:978-1-78327-002-6 294: 282:Christian relics 266: 265: 263: 261: 246: 240: 239: 219: 213: 212: 192: 186: 185: 183: 181: 166: 160: 159: 139: 69:Made of a white 302: 301: 297: 296: 295: 293: 292: 291: 272: 271: 270: 269: 259: 257: 247: 243: 236: 220: 216: 209: 193: 189: 179: 177: 167: 163: 156: 140: 133: 128: 90: 49: 17: 12: 11: 5: 300: 290: 289: 284: 268: 267: 241: 234: 214: 207: 187: 161: 154: 130: 129: 127: 124: 89: 86: 57:Catholic Saint 53:King of France 48: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 299: 288: 285: 283: 280: 279: 277: 256: 252: 245: 237: 231: 227: 226: 218: 210: 204: 200: 199: 191: 176: 172: 165: 157: 151: 147: 146: 138: 136: 131: 123: 121: 117: 113: 108: 106: 101: 99: 93: 85: 83: 78: 76: 72: 67: 65: 61: 58: 54: 41: 36: 32: 30: 26: 22: 258:. Retrieved 254: 244: 224: 217: 197: 190: 180:22 September 178:. Retrieved 174: 164: 144: 109: 102: 94: 91: 81: 79: 68: 50: 20: 18: 260:21 November 198:Cut My Cote 47:Description 276:Categories 126:References 116:Holy Crown 29:Catholics 120:chaplain 60:Louis IX 88:History 232:  205:  152:  255:Metro 71:linen 64:piety 25:relic 262:2020 230:ISBN 203:ISBN 182:2024 150:ISBN 55:and 19:The 278:: 253:. 173:. 134:^ 84:. 66:. 31:. 264:. 238:. 211:. 184:. 158:. 42:.

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relic
Catholics

Notre-Dame de Paris
King of France
Catholic Saint
Louis IX
piety
linen
narrow-woven cloth
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Notre-Dame de Paris
fire of 15 April 2019
Holy Crown
chaplain


Medieval Clothing and Textiles
ISBN
978-1-78327-002-6
"Another Look at St. Louis' Shirt"
Cut My Cote
ISBN
978-0-88854-046-1
Medieval Clothing and Textiles
ISBN
978-1-78327-002-6
"Notre Dame crown of thorns and St Louis tunic saved from cathedral fire"
Categories
Christian relics

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