![]() ![]() He was known as a spiritually understanding man as well as a friend of the poor. He became bishop of Geneva in 1602.įrancis de Sales is the author of various collections of sermons on Mary, Lent, prayer and Christmastide. ![]() 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. After a disturbing spiritual fear of being condemned, he eventually resolved his problem and decided to dedicate his life to God in 1587. ![]() His father sent him to a good school when he was young, and he received spiritual formation from the Jesuits. (French: François de Sales Italian: Francesco di Sales) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. ![]()
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