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Having purchased the crown of thorns, — the most precious of all Chris  tian relics, — Louis built, near his palace in Paris, a beautiful little shrine, known as the Holy Chapel (Sainte Chapelle), to serve as its place of deposit. During all these years Louis tried to live in peace with his neighbors. HAVING PURCHASED THE CROWN OF THORNS THE MOST PRECIOUS OF ALL CHRISTIAN RELICS LOUIS BUILT NEAR HIS PALACE IN PARIS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHRINE KNOWN AS THE HOLY CHAPEL SENT SHEPPET TO SERVE AS ITS PLACE OF DEPOSIT DURING ALL THESE YEARS LOUIS TRIED TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH HIS NEIGHBORS
 any themselves. Louis is noted for his charity as well as for his justice. He founded several hospitals, and is famous for having built the first asylum for the blind (Quinze-Vingts, 1260), an institution which first afforded shelter to three hundred crusaders who had lost their sight in the Holy Land, where hot sand, glaring light, and lack of sufficient water for bathing often cause blindness. Louis also encouraged one of his counselors, Robert de Sorbon (de sor-b6N'), to leave his fortune to found a school for poor students in theology. This institution is still known as the " Sorbonne " (s5r-b6n'), and is now the center of public instruction in France. Even in the thirteenth century, twenty thousand pupils were educated there, and such learned men as Thomas Aqui'nas, Roger Bacon, and Alber'tus Magnus came there to study. Louis himself Digitized by VjOOQIC 134 OLD FRANCE contributed about one thousand volumes for the library of this institution, a gift of great value in those days. VER IT WAS SOON PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER SO LITTLE BY LITTLE THE NOBLES CEASED TO COIN ANY THEMSELVES LOUISE NOTED FOR HIS CHARITY AS WELL AS FOR HIS JUSTICE HE FOUNDED SEVERAL HOSPITALS AND IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING BUILT THE FIRST ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND COLUMNSVANT TWELVE SIXTY AN INSTITUTION WHICH FIRST AFFORDED SHELTER TO THREE HUNDRED CRUSADERS WHO HAD LOST THEIR SIGHT IN THE HOLY LAND WHERE HOT SAND GLARING LIGHT AND LACK OF SUFFICIENT WATER FOR BATHING OFTEN CAUSED BLINDNESS LOUIS ALSO ENCOURAGED ONE OF HIS COUNCILLORS ROBERT DET SORBON TO LEAVE HIS FORTUNE FOUND A SCHOOL FOR POOR STUDENTS IN THEOLOGY THIS INSTITUTION IS STILL KNOWN AS THE SORBONNE AND IS NOW THE CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE EVEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TWENTY THOUSAND PUPILS WERE EDUCATED THERE AND SUCH LEARNED MEN AS THOMAS ACQUINUS ROGER BACON AND ALBERTUS MAGNUS CAME THERE TO STUDY LOUIS HIMSELF CONTRIBUTED ABOUT ONE THOUSAND VOLUMES FOR THE LIBRARY OF THIS INSTITUTION A GIFT OF GREAT VALUE IN THOSE DAYS
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