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Francis de Sales, C.O., O.M. (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church.
Chapter 1: Main Events in the Life of Francis de Sales Francis was born on 21 August 1567 in the family castle of Sales, in Thorens in the duchy of upper Savoy. He was the firstborn child of Francis and Frances De Boisy. His father was forty-four, and his mother fifteen.
St. Francis de Sales. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: January 24. Patron: of Catholic writers, the Catholic press, the deaf, journalists, adult education. Birth: August 21, 1567. Death: December 28, 1622. Beatified: January 8, 1661 by Pope Alexander VII. Canonized: April 19, 1665 by Pope Alexander VII.
Saint Francis of Sales (born Aug. 21, 1567, Thorens-Glières, Savoy—died Dec. 28, 1622, Lyon; canonized 1665; feast day January 24) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva and doctor of the church, who was active in the struggle against Calvinism and cofounded the order of Visitation Nuns.
Jan 24, 2024 · (August 21, 1567 – December 28, 1622) Saint Francis de Sales’ Story. Francis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the young man could eventually take his elder’s place as a senator from the province of Savoy in France. For this reason Francis was sent to Padua to study law.
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH—1567-1622. Feast: January 29. Francis de Sales was born at the Chateau de Sales in Swiss Savoy on August 21, 1567, and at his baptism in the parish church of Thorens was named Francis Bonaventura, for two greatly loved Franciscan saints.
4 days ago · Saint Francis de Sales is venerated as the patron saint of writers, journalists, and the Catholic press. He was born in 1567 in France. Here are nine more things to know about the life and legacy of this incredible saint followed by a special prayer he wrote for peace.
Jul 24, 2018 · In many ways, Francis de Sales was the embodiment of the Catholic Reformation. Born in 1567, the eldest son of a noble Savoyard family, he was expected to study law and inherit the family title and estate.
6 days ago · Exactly 400 years ago today, St. Francis de Sales ended his days in the same way he had lived most of them — having labored to his very last breath for the salvation of souls and the call for everyone to be saints.
Jan 24, 2024 · Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness” because he reportedly had a bad temper. He relied...
