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4 days ago · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Francis de Sales, who died 400 years ago today. He was a bishop, a spiritual writer, a preacher and a patron of the Catholic press who proclaimed God's love and the universal call to holiness.
May 26, 2024 · St. Francis de Sales was born in Savoy, France in 1567. He showed himself to be incredibly bright during his studies in rhetoric, philosophy, theology and law. He became ordained and supported the Counter-Reformation in his district.
2 days ago · Learn nine facts about the life and legacy of Saint Francis de Sales, a Doctor of the Church and a writer who worked to bring Calvinists back to the Catholic Church. Find out how he became the patron saint of writers, journalists, and the Catholic press.
May 26, 2024 · As the Eucharistic procession makes its way across our nation this weekend, let us take a look at St Francis de Sales relationship to this Blessed Sacrament. Francis received his First Communion and Confirmation at the age of about nine.
May 31, 2024 · May 31, 2024 ~ The Feast of the Visitation. When he established his congregation, St. Francis de Sales envisioned a community of women not bound by the austerities of the more rigorous religious orders of the day.
4 days ago · St. Francis de Sales was no stranger to unpopularity. As a priest he volunteered to lead a mission to return the Calvinist Switzerland back to the Catholic faith. He faced much hostility, including death threats and would-be assassins.
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May 21, 2024 · Maxims and counsels of St. Francis de Sales for every day of the year by Francis. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
