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St. François de Sales

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August 11, 1567 in Thorens-Glières, France

died

December 28, 1622

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Religion & Spirituality

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Saint Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly Introduction to the Devout Life, along with his Treatise on the Love of God. Along with Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Francis founded the women's Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 600 ratings · 69 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Introduction to the Devout Life 4.40 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1608 — 37 editions	My rating:
	Set Your Heart Free (30 Days With A Great Spiritual Teacher) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Introduction to the Devout Life 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Treatise on the Love of God: Also Known Simply As: On the Love of God 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1942 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Selections From The Letters Of St. Francis De Sales 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:
	The Life of Devotion; Parts I and II of the Introduction to a Devout Life, Tr. and Ed. by C. Yeld 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	The Life of Devotion: Parts I and II of the Introduction to a Devout Life, Tr. and Ed. by C. Yeld 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	An Introduction to a Devout Life. Written Originally in French by St. Francis de Sales ... Faithfully Render'd Into English. to Which Is Prefix'd a S 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Abbrege de La Vie Du Bien-Heureux Francois de Sales, Evesque Et Prince de Geneve (1655) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”
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“The measure of love is to love without measure.”
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“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.”
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