Dates that Made History
Season 2
Ep 9. Louis IX Dies in Carthage (August 25, 1270 A.D.)
- October 4, 2020
- 27 min
On August 25, 1270, Louis IX of France landed on African soil at Carthage during his second crusade and died. Even though the world saw the death of a king that day, it also saw the birth of a saint in the collective French imagination.