This article is about the Catholic saint. For the American actor, see Francis DeSales. For other uses, see Francis de Sales (disambiguation).
"Saint François de Sales" redirects here. For the commune, see Saint-François-de-Sales.
Saint
Francis de Sales
CO, OM
Saint Francis de Sales
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Born
21 August 1567 Château de Sales, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire
Died
28 December 1622(1622-12-28) (aged 55) Lyons, Lyonnais, Kingdom of France
Beatified
8 January 1661, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII
Canonized
8 April 1665, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII
Feast
24 January (General Roman Calendar of 1969)
29 January (General Roman Calendar of 1960 and local communities)
Attributes
Heart of Jesus, Crown of Thorns
Patronage
Baker, Oregon; Cincinnati, Ohio; Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana; Catholic press; Columbus, Ohio; confessors; deaf people; educators; Upington, South Africa; Wilmington, Delaware; writers; journalists; the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; Oblates of St. Francis de Sales; Salesians of Don Bosco
Saint
Francis de Sales
Bishop of Geneva
Native name
François de Sales
Province
Vienne
Diocese
Geneva
Appointed
15 July 1602 (Coadjutor)
Installed
8 December 1602
Term ended
28 December 1622
Predecessor
Claude de Granier
Successor
Jean-François de Sales
Orders
Ordination
18 December 1593
Consecration
8 December 1602
Personal details
Previous post(s)
Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum (1602)
Motto
Non-excidet
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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. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God.
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