Introduction to the Life of Saint Francis de Sales: St. Francis
de Sales, bishop of Geneva and a doctor of the Church, is
renowned for the clarity of his teaching and preaching.
Intellectually and spiritually tormented in his youth by debates
over predestination, Saint Francis, upon arriving at a proper
understanding of the question, was better able to treat with
charity the Calvinists of Geneva, many of whom he brought back
to the Catholic Church. He remains today a model of (in the
words of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest,
which as taken Saint Francis as one of its three chief patron
saints) "living the truth in charity." - Feast Day: January 24 -
Type of Feast: Memorial - Readings: Hebrews 7:25—8:6; Psalm
40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17; Mark 3:7-12 (full text here) - Dates:
August 21, 1567 (Thorens, Duchy of Savoy, France)- December 28,
1622 (Lyons, France) - Symbols: Sacred Heart of Jesus - Patron
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