Editing Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (section)

==Beatification==
A miraculous reputation developed around a 1474 painting of Amadeus, housed in [[San Domenico, Turin|the Dominican church in Turin]].

Michel Merle suggests that the cult of Amadeus was part of a decades long effort on the part of the [[House of Savoy]] to enhance its political status.<ref name=Merle/> 1612 saw the publication in Turin of a brief text extolling Amadeus, by Girolamo Cordieri, canon of the cathedral chapter of Mondovi. Cordieri was later to be appointed theologian to [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]]. Also in 1612, a canon from Vercelli published a compendium of miracles attributed to Amadeus' intercession. 

In 1613, an ''Historia del Beato Amedeo terzo duca di Savoia'' was composed by Fr. Pietro-Francisco Malletta. Six years later, the Duke of Savoy issued nine-florin coins depicting Amadeus IX on one side. These appear to have been used as religious medals, particularly in the [[Chablais]], where they were distributed by [[Francis de Sales]].<ref name=Merle>{{cite book |last1=Merle |first1=Michel |chapter=The Model of the Holy Savoyard Prince A Religious Discourse for Political Ends |pages=151–166 |id={{Project MUSE|2754853|type=chapter}} |doi=10.5325/j.ctv1c9hnc2.14 |jstor=10.5325/j.ctv1c9hnc2.14 |editor1-first=Matthew |editor1-last=Vester |title=Sabaudian Studies: Political Culture, Dynasty, and Territory (1400–1700) |date=2013 |publisher=Penn State University Press |isbn=978-1-61248-094-7 }}</ref>

Presented as a holy prince known for his charity and concern for the poor, Amadeus IX was beatified on 3 March 1677 by [[Pope Innocent XI]].<ref name=Merle/>