- Francis of Sales
- biographical name Saint 1567-1622 French R.C. bishop of Geneva
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Francis of Sales
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Francis of Sales — [sālz] Saint (1567 1622); Fr. bishop & writer: his day is Jan. 29 … English World dictionary
Francis de Sales — This article is about the Roman Catholic saint. For churches named after him, see Saint Francis de Sales church. Infobox Saint name=Saint Francis de Sales birth date=1567 death date=death date|1622|12|28|df=y feast day=24 January 29 January… … Wikipedia
FRANCIS de SALES — (1567 1622) Francis de Sales, a leader in the Catholic Reformation and Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva, declared a doctor of the church and a saint, was noteworthy for his devotional writings, his concern for women s education, and his cofound… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Francis de Sales Brunner — Francis de Sales Brunner † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francis de Sales Brunner The founder of the Swiss American congregation of the Benedictines, b. 10 January, 1795, at Muemliswil, Switzerland; d. at the Convent of Schellenberg, Duchy… … Catholic encyclopedia
Francis de Sales Brunner — was the founder of the Swiss American congregation of the Benedictines. [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03012a.htm Francis de Sales Brunner] Catholic Encyclopedia article] References … Wikipedia
Francis de Sales (Solomon) Lewental — was a Polish Jewish publisher; born at Włocławek, Russian Poland, 1839; died at Wiesbaden on September 24, 1902. In 1862 Lewental, the son of poor Jewish parents, bought with his accumulated savings the press of the Warsaw publisher John… … Wikipedia
Francis of Sales,Saint — Francis of Sales (sālz, säl), Saint. 1567 1622. French ecclesiastic who maintained in his many writings, such as Introduction to a Devout Life (1609), that spiritual perfection is possible not just for religious contemplatives but also for people … Universalium
Francis de Sales, Saint — • Biographical article on the Bishop of Geneva, and Doctor of the Church, who died in 1622 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Francis of Sales, Saint — ▪ French bishop also called Francis De Sales, French Saint François De Sales born Aug. 21, 1567, Thorens Glières, Savoy died Dec. 28, 1622, Lyon; canonized 1665; feast day January 24 Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva and doctor of the church,… … Universalium
Francis of Sales — (1567–1622) Saint, Bishop, Order Founder and Devotional Writer. Francis was born in Savoy of an aristocratic family. He studied law at the Universities of Paris and Padua, but in 1593 he was ordained and he became Provost of Geneva. He… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Francis of Sales — Fran′cis of Sales′ [[t]seɪlz[/t]] fr. [[t]sal[/t]] n. big Saint, 1567–1622, French ecclesiastic and writer on theology: bishop of Geneva 1602–22 … From formal English to slang
