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Бонифаций VIII. Слава, хвала и почет. Булла о канонизации Людовика IX Святого. Вступление, перевод и примечания Светланы Яцык
Louis IX was canonized in 1297, 27 years after his death. It was Gregory X, who first attempted to canonize the king in 1272: at his request, Geoffrey of Beaulieu, a Dominican friar and Louis’ confessor, composed his first vita. The first inquiries into the life of the deceased king were made in secret by Simon of Brion, future pope Martin IV, who was sent to France by Gregory X. Gregory’s death in 1276, however, delayed the canonization process. Nicholas III and Martin IV continued to appoint cardinals to run the investigation. Honorius IV and Nicholas IV set up commissions to examine the reports of the held inquiries.
And only under Boniface VIII the process reached a long-desired conclusion, not least of all for political reasons. Boniface took part in the canonization inquiry while he was still a cardinal: he was a member of the com- mission that investigated Louis’ miracles, and he personally transcribed the testimo- nies. And on August 4, 1297, he publicly announced his intention to consecrate Louis IX as a saint, because his life was not merely sinless, but was “an eternal movement from good to better”.
On August 11, 1297, Louis was officially canonized, and the bull announcing his canonization is structured as a brief vita of the holy king. The current translation is based on the text of “Gloria laus” as it appeared in Acta Sanctorum, in view of the editions of 1617 and 1894.
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