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Obras selectas de San Francisco de Sales, II: Tratado del amor de Dios; Constituciones y Directorio espiritual de la Orden de la Visitación de Santa María; Cartas; Semblanza epistolar

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Este segundo volumen de las «Obras selectas» de san Francisco de Sales se presenta en el año en que celebramos el IV centenario de la publicación del «Tratado del amor de Dios», para gloria de aquel divino amor que con tanta virtud y santidad enseñó y vivió el «Doctor Amoris». El volumen sigue una estructura deudora de la primera edición hace 60 años, aunque con unas generosas introducciones. El texto del «Tratado del amor de Dios» consiste en la excelente versión que presentara para la primera edición de 1954 el P. Francisco de la Hoz, pero con mejoras, sobre todo, por parte de un grupo de salesas. Respecto a las Constituciones de la Orden de la Visitación de Santa María, hemos transcrito las de 1618, que fueron las aprobadas por el papa Paulo V y que son las que figuran al principio de las Constituciones actuales. Para la selección de las Cartas se ha tomado como base la edición de Gutiérrez Gili: se presentan con un prefacio específico y notas biográficas de los destinatarios, además de seguir la numeración según la edición original de Annecy. En cuanto a los Índices, son labor original de esta edición.

1248 pages, Hardcover

Published February 22, 2016

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Francis de Sales

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Francis de Sales, C.O., T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap. (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His father sent him to a good school when he was young, and he received spiritual formation from the Jesuits. After a disturbing spiritual fear of being condemned, he eventually resolved his problem and decided to dedicate his life to God in 1587. He became a doctor of law at the age of 24 at the Jesuit College of Clermont, Paris, and was ordained a priest by Bishop Claude de Granier and stationed in Geneva in 1593. He became bishop of Geneva in 1602.

Francis de Sales is the author of various collections of sermons on Mary, Lent, prayer and Christmastide. He was known as a spiritually understanding man as well as a friend of the poor. Though known for his great intellect and theological wisdom, he spoke with simplicity and earnestness, so that all could understand. An Introduction to the Devout Life, his best-loved work, is based on notes he wrote for a cousin for marriage, stressing that sanctity is possible in everyday life. He was canonized by Pope Alexander VII in 1665. His feast is celebrated on January 24.

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