Today is the Feast Day of Saint Frances de Sales.
Memorial: January 24th
Born: 1567
Died: 1622
Lived: France/Geneva, Switzerland
Best Known For:
Saint Frances is Best Known for evangelizing through his books, letters, and preaching. He would spend countless hours answering letters to help instruct people, from all social classes, in the Catholic faith.
Interesting Facts:
-Made Doctor of the Church in 1877.
-He spent 3 years, in Switzerland, tyring to convert people to the Catholic faith without a single success.
-Introduction to the Devout Life was a huge success throughout Europe in 1608. It gives practical advise for the common person, and the book is still a fantastic read.
Patron Saint of: Journalists/Catholic Press
Author of:
Introduction to the Devout Life
A Treatise of on the Love of God