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Chapter 57ChrP.5.57

De canonizacione sancti Lodowici regis Francie.

The Canonization of Saint Louis

Pope Boniface canonizes King Louis of France in 1296, with accompanying source citations.

In the year of our Lord 1296, Pope Boniface canonized Louis, king of France. (Ptol. app. p. . Mart. p. 436.)

Godfrey of Hoeloch and the Teutonic Order

Brother Godfrey of Hoeloch is elected master general of the Teutonic Order in 1297, serves ten years, then resigns and rashly resumes office.

About Brother Godfrey of Hoeloch, master general of the Teutonic Order. In the year of our Lord 1297, Brother Godfrey of Hoeloch was elected master general of the Teutonic Order, and he led it for ten years. Nor is he counted among the other masters, because in the tenth year he resigned his office, and then rashly took it back again.

Read the original Latin

Anno domini mccxcvi Bonifacius papa canonizavit Lodowicum regem Francie 2. (Ptol. app. p. . Mart. p. 436.)

sa De fratre Godefrido de Hoeloch magistro generali ordinis domus Theutonice. Anno domini mccxcvii frater Godefridus de Hoeloch electus fuit in magistrum generalem ordinis domus Theutonice, et prefuit xm annis. Nec tarnen in ter alios magistros computatur, quia in xm anno resignavit officium suum, et iterum temerarie resumpsit.

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