St. Francis de Sales A Biography of the Gentle Saint
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Product Details Author:  Format: H x W x D: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: Louise Stacpoole-Kenny Soft Cover 7"  (17.7 cm) x 4 1/4"  (10.7 cm) x 0 1/2"  (1.27 cm) TAN 2002 331

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Louise Stacpoole-Kenny

St. Francis de Sales is famous in the Catholic world for his personality, as well as for his writings and other accomplishments. When he was being considered for beatification, 5,000 witnesses testified to his heroic virtue and miracles. The Calvinist minister of Geneva said of St. Francis de Sales: "If we honored any man as a Saint, I know none more worthy than this man since the days of the Apostles." As a young priest, he attracted papal attention when he brought back to the Catholic Faith 72,000 French Calvinists in only four years. He later became Bishop of Geneva, founded the Visitation Order and eventually was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. He confessed that God had given him an affectionate and loving heart; he was never angry, but rather received most graciously even the roughest and rudest persons, such that he became known as "The Gentleman Saint." All types of people were irresistibly drawn to him-from Kings to the most lowly.

St. Francis de Sales

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 01/24 Tridentine Calendar - 01/24 Patron Of: Authors, Confessors, Congo, Deaf, Journalists, Press, Teachers, Writers 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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