St. Francis De Sales Ceramic Plaque
Item Number: 13405
(Franchesco, Francisco, Francois, Franz) [1567-1622] was a bishop, doctor of the church & founder of the Order of the Visitation with St. Jane Frances de Chantal. He was a prolific & persuasive writer. He spent many years trying to bring the Calvinists of the Savoy region of Switzerland & France back to the church. He was a great preacher. His best known work is the “Introduction to the Devout Life.” By his death, he had brought almost all of the people of Savoy back to the church. He is patron of writers, journalists, the Catholic press & of the hearing impaired. His feast is January 24.
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 01/24
Tridentine Calendar - 01/24
Patron Of:
Confessors, Congo, Deaf, Journalists, Press, Teachers, Writers, Authors
Profile
Born in a castle to a well-placed family, his parents intended that he become a lawyer, enter politics, and carry on the family line and power. Studied at La Roche, Annecy, Clermont College in Paris, and law at the University of Padua. Doctor of Law. He returned home, and found a position as Senate advocate.
It was at this point that he received a message telling him to "Leave all and follow Me." He took this as a call to the priesthood, a move his family fiercely opposed. However, he pursued a devoted prayer life, and his gentle ways won over the family.
Priest. Provost of the diocese of Geneva, Switzerland, a stronghold of Calvinists. Preacher, writer and spiritual director in the district of Chablais. His simple, clear explanations of Catholic doctrine, and his gentle way with everyone, brought many back to the Roman Church.
Bishop of Geneva at age 35. Travelled and evangelized throughout the Duchy of Savoy, working with children whenever he could. Friend of Saint Vincent de Paul. Turned down a wealthy French bishopric. Helped found the Order of the Visitation with Saint Jeanne de Chantal. Prolific correspondent. Doctor of the Church.
Born
1567 at Chateau of Thorens, Savoy
Died
28 December 1622 at Lyons, France; buried at Annecy
Beatified
8 January 1662 by Pope Alexander VII
Canonized
19 April 1665 by Pope Alexander VII
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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