Francis of Sales

American  

[seylz, sal] / seɪlz, sal /

noun

1. Saint, 1567–1622, French ecclesiastic and writer on theology: bishop of Geneva 1602–22.

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Francis of Sales British  

/ sal, seɪlz /

noun

1. Saint . 1567–1622, French ecclesiastic and theologian; bishop of Geneva (1602–22) and an opponent of Calvinism; author of Introduction to a Devout Life (1609) and founder of the Order of the Visitation (1610). Feast day: Jan 24

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Example Sentences

Michel comments that it became almost “a Franciscan doctrine”; in addition to Franciscans, distinguished non-Franciscan adherents included Gabriel Biel, Denis the Carthusian, Francis of Sales, and the Jesuits Salmeron and Suarez.

From Forbes • May 20, 2012

In the Order of the Visitation, founded by her, and whose outlines were drawn by St. Francis of Sales, the element of Christian friendship plays a large part.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville

Next to these come such wonderful books of spiritual experience as À Kempis's Imitation of Christ, the Pilgrim's Progress, the Devout Life of Francis of Sales and others which will occur to the memory.

From The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Daniel, Charles William

A French Prelate had desired that Bishops should not sit in the confessional; Strossmayer replied that he must have forgotten he was the countryman of St. Francis of Sales.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

St. Francis of Sales, throughout his whole nineteenth entertainment, extremely recommends devotion to him, and extols his merits, principally his virginity, humility, constancy, and courage.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban