St. Louis was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 and canonized by Pius XII in 1947.

A saint served as a missionary among a population of Brittany and the Vendee.

St. Louis de Montfort was known for getting directed the construction of a calvary among enthusiastic peasants. A King of France, however, under a influence of members of the Jansenist school, was later extirpate it destroyed. These are reported that upon getting this perturbing news, he was non perturbed but only declared, "Blessed be God!" St. Louis' spirituality set outstanding emphasis on the value of obedience.

A thought, writings, & case of of St. Louis de Montfort own been singled call at an encyclical letter per late Pope John Paul II as a distinctive witness of Marian spirituality in the Catholic tradition; a holy father too spoke of his reading the saint's operate A True Devotion to Mary as a "turning point" in his life.