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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Francis of Sales

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

A lady consulted St. Francis of Sales on the lawfulness of using rouge.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 395, October 24, 1829 by Various

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

Francis of Sales, St., cited, 12,17, 26; on care of the Church, 44; works of, 162 n.,

From The Education of Catholic Girls by Stuart, Janet Erskine

One of his favorite saints was St. Francis of Sales, the Archbishop of Geneva, the gentleman saint as he has been called, for whose charming personal character Galvani had a very devout admiration.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)