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Francis de Sales (1567–1622)

Author of Introduction to the Devout Life

181+ Works 4,976 Members 62 Reviews 5 Favorited

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Works by Francis de Sales

Introduction to the Devout Life (1619) 2,356 copies, 29 reviews

Treatise on the Love of God (1988) 314 copies, 3 reviews

Finding God's Will for You (1998) 234 copies

The Catholic Controversy: St. Francis de Sales' Defense of the Faith (1596) 219 copies, 2 reviews

Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal : letters of spiritual direction (1620) 181 copies, 2 reviews

Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World (1995) 179 copies, 2 reviews

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales for Lent (1987) 129 copies, 3 reviews

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: On Prayer (Volume I) (1985) 124 copies

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: On Our Lady (Volume II) (1985) 120 copies

The Art of Loving God: Simple Virtues for the Christian Life (1998) 106 copies, 2 reviews

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and Christmas (Volume IV) (1985) 94 copies, 3 reviews

The Sign of the Cross (2013) 73 copies

Rose Among Thorns: Simple Advice for Renewing Your Spiritual Journey (2014) 72 copies, 1 review

Consoling Thoughts On Trials of An Interior Life (Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales) (2013) 54 copies

Set Your Heart Free (30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher) (1997) 52 copies

TREATISE ON THE LOVE OF GOD VOL. 1 (1996) 42 copies

Treatise On The Love Of God Vol. 2, St. Francis de Sales (1917) 38 copies

The Spiritual Conferences of St. Francis De Sales (2012) 32 copies

Consoling Thoughts On Sickness and Death (Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales) (2013) 30 copies

Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales (2002) 26 copies

Introduction to the Devout Life: A Popular Abridgment (1992) 25 copies

Consoling Thoughts On God and Providence (Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis De Sales) (2013) 22 copies

Serenity of Heart: Bearing the Troubles of This Life (1997) 21 copies

Courage in Chaos: Wisdom from Francis de Sales (Classic Wisdom Collection) (2012) 21 copies

Daily Readings With St. Francis de Sales (1986) 20 copies, 1 review

Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales On Eternity (2013) 19 copies

The Classics Made Simple: An Introduction to the Devout Life (2011) 16 copies

Letters from a saint; the great Christian guide to peace of mind and soul (1957) — Author — 15 copies, 1 review

The consoling thoughts of St. Francis de Sales (2015) 14 copies

Letters to Persons in Religion (1943) 12 copies

Selected Letters (1960) — Author — 12 copies, 2 reviews

Live Jesus!: Wisdom from Saints Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal (2000) 12 copies

Athirst for God : daily readings with St. Francis de Sales (1985) 12 copies

On the Preacher and Preaching (1964) 11 copies, 1 review

A Diary of Meditations (2011) 11 copies

Finding God Wherever You Are: Selected Spiritual Writings (1993) 10 copies

A Selection from the Spiritual Letters of St. Francis de Sales (2011) 8 copies

The mystical explanation of the Canticle of Canticles (2013) 8 copies

The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [15 Books] (2015) 7 copies

Spiritual maxims (1953) 7 copies

In the Midst of the World, A Call to Holiness: The Spiritual Directory of St. Francis de Sales (2006) 7 copies

Reflections of Saint Francis de Sales on living Jesus: Personal daily meditations (2000) 7 copies

The Spiritual Maxims of St. Francis de Sales (2014) 7 copies

First Steps in the Love of God (1997) 5 copies

Lettere di amicizia spirituale (1984) 5 copies

Tratado do Amor de Deus 4 copies, 1 review

Teotimo, ossia trattato dell'amor di Dio II 4 copies

Lettere a donne sposate (1997) 3 copies

Meditations (2005) 3 copies

Library of St. Francis de Sales : works of this doctor of the Church translated into English (1909) 3 copies, 1 review

Máximas 3 copies, 2 reviews

The Saint Francis de Sales Collection [16 Books] 3 copies

La Cortesia cristiana : extrets de la "Introducció a la Vida Devota" 3 copies, 1 review

Trattenimenti spirituali (2009) 3 copies

The Mystical Flora of St. Francis de Sales: The Christian Life under the Emblem of Plants (2012) 3 copies

Practical Piety (2015) 3 copies

Selections from The introduction to the devout life (1962) 3 copies

La filotea o iniciacion a la vida de santidad (2008) 2 copies

St. Francis De Sales Treatise on the Love of God (1945) 2 copies, 1 review

Compendio del tratado del amor a Dios (1998) 2 copies

The Love of God (Abridged Version) (1931) 2 copies

The secret of sanctity: According to St. Francis de Sales and Father Crasset, S.J 2 copies

La vida religiosa : selección de textos (2017) 2 copies

Obras selectas de san Francisco de Sales (2010) 2 copies

The Ultimate Catholicism Collection: The Writings and Prayers of Great Catholic Saints: Introduction to the Devout… (2021) 2 copies

Oeuvres complètes de Saint François de Sales 2 copies

Filoteia: Introdução a Vida Devota 2 copies

St. Francis de Sales in his letters, (1954) 2 copies

De la modestie et autres Entretiens spirituels (2018) 2 copies

The spiritual director of devout and religious souls 2 copies

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales. Volumes I-III. [3 volume set. On Prayer; On Our Lady; For Lent]. (1987) 2 copies

The TAN guide to an introduction to the devout life (2011) 2 copies

Obras selectas de San Francisco de Sales II (1958) 2 copies

The Wisdon of Saint Francis DeSales (2007) 2 copies

On the love of God, Vol. I 2 copies

Treatise on the Love of God, Vol. II, Books 7-12 2 copies

Letters to a Wife and Mother (2005) 2 copies

Teotim ali razprava o ljubezni do Boga 2 copies

Lettres de Saint François de Sales. 2 copies

Abridgment of the Interior spirit of the religious of the visitation of Holy Mary 2 copies

Flore mystique ou La Vie chrétienne 2 copies

Esortazioni Vol. 2 (2012) 2 copies

O Livro dos Quatro Amores 1 copy

Lettres aux mères de famille 1 copy

Cartas Espirituales 1 copy

Rayon de miel 1 copy

La Filotea ossia introduzione alla vita divota 1 copy

Introducción a La Vida Devota (2016) 1 copy

Feuer und Tau : Führung der Seele (1986) 1 copy

Thought of St Francis De Sales 1 copy

Obras selectas de San Francisco de Sales. Tomo I 1 copy

The true spiritual conferences of St. Francis of Sales. 1 copy

The sermons of St. Francis de Sales. 1 copy

Oeuvres complètes de Saint François de Sales, évèque et prince de Genève : quatrième édition, revue avec soin… 1 copy

Les epistres spirituelles de Saint Francois de Sales... : Divisées en sept livres...Tome Premier 1 copy

Saint François de Sales : Œuvres 1 copy

Lettres de Saint François de Sales : adressées à des gens du monde 1 copy

Introduzione alla vita devota. Trattato dell'amor di Dio 1 copy

Conversaciones espirituales : Que el santo fundador tuvo con sus religiosas de la orden de la visitación de Santa… 1 copy, 1 review

Tratado del amor de Dios (1995) 1 copy

Radovati se u Bogu : Duhovni putokazi (2004) 1 copy

Medytacje dla wstępujących pod górę 1 copy

Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos: 109: Obras Selectas de San Francisco de Sales: I: Introducción a la vida devota.… 1 copy

Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos: 127: Obras Selectas de San Francisco de Sales: II: Tratado del amor de Dios.… 1 copy

OEUVRES 1 copy

TRATADO DO AMOR DE DEUS - VOL. 1 1 copy

Práctica del amor de Dios 357/24R 1 copy, 1 review

Introducción a la Vida Devota: La Filotea o Iniciación a la Vida de Santidad (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Obras selectas de San Francisco de Sales I (1953) 1 copy

Práctica del Amor de Dios 1 copy

Obras Selectas de San Francisco de Sales. 1 copy

Considerazioni sui Vangeli delle ferie di Quaresima raccomandate da S. Francesco di Sales nella Filotea 1 copy

Lettere ai laici 1 copy

Un Cuore di Carne 1 copy

Teotimo II 1 copy

Teotimo I 1 copy

Esortazioni: 6/1 (2012) 1 copy

La filotea ossia introduzione alla vita divota. Nuova traduzione italiana del Sac. E. Ceria. 1 copy

Dottrina spirituale 1 copy

La verdadera y sólida piedad 1 copy, 1 review

Labedz Sabaudii 1 copy

La vraie et solide piété expliquée par Saint François de Sales Evêque et Prince de Genêve 1 copy

Meditations for Retreats 1 copy

Introduction a la vie devote: texte autentique integral etabli d'apres le seul exemplaire actuellement connu de… 1 copy

The love of God - a treatise 1 copy

Sermons of St. Francis de Sales for Advent and Christmas, The 1 copy

Introduccion A La Vida Devota. Traduccion De Don Francisco De Quevedo 1 copy

Saint Francis de Sales Selection: 10 Books (2016) 1 copy

Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales for every day 1 copy

Spiritual exercises (1993) 1 copy

The devout life. New abridged translation 1 copy

Basics of Catholic Living (2014) 1 copy

Human Person in St. Francis de Sales (Studies in Salesian Spirituality No. 10) (1992) 1 copy

Enabling and Ennobling Love (Studies in Salesian Spirituality No. 11) 1 copy

L'expérience de Dieu avec François de Sales (1998) 1 copy

Lettres de S. François de Sales 1 copy

Sign of the Cross 1 copy

The Love of God: A Treatise 1 copy

Maxims and Counsels of St Francis de Sales for Every Day of the Year 1 copy

The Spiritual Letters of S. Francis de Sales 1 copy

Introduction to the Devout Life - Enhanced Version 1 copy

How to Pray: The Most Popular, Effective, and Easy-to-Use Guide in the History of the World 1 copy

On the Preacher and Preaching 1 copy

Introduction to A Devout Life, to which is prefaced An Abstract of His Life 1 copy

Letter to Persons in the World 1 copy

On the Art of Patience 1 copy, 1 review

The St. Francis de Sales Signature Set (2023) 1 copy

Practical Piety as Set Forth by St. Francis de Sales 1 copy

Selections Vol II (2010) 1 copy

Selections from the Letters of St. Francis de Sales (2008) 1 copy

Sermons of St. Francis deSales on Our Lady : Volume II in the Series 1 copy

Letters to Persons in Religion 1 copy

Traite De L'Amour De Dieu, Livres I - VI (French Edition) by Saint Francois De Sales (1997-01-01) (1741) 1 copy

Avis spirituels (French Edition) (2013) 1 copy

L'Amour qui choisit : . Extraits de lettres de saint François de Sales. Par un bénédictin Dom… (1960) 1 copy

Anthologie spirituelle 1 copy

Vive Jésus!: Exercices spirituels pour les dix jours de la solitude selon l'esprit du bienheureux François de Sales 1 copy

Auf heiligen Bergen : Worte d. Seelenführung aus d. geistlichen Briefen 1 copy

Alle sorgenti della gioia (1998) 1 copy

Divotissimi esercizj di preparazione e di ringraziamento da praticarsi avanti, e dopo la Santa Confessione, e Comunione 1 copy

Commentaire du Cantique des cantiques 1 copy

Bd. 3. Abhandlungen über die Gottesliebe : Theotimus; Teil 1. (1. - 6. Buch) 1 copy

Bd. 4. Abhandlung über die Gottesliebe : Theotimus; Teil 2. (7. - 12. Buch) : Mit e. Anh.: Hinweise zum Verständnis… 1 copy

Anthologie spirituelle (2004) 1 copy

Un cuore di carne: scritti scelti 1 copy

L' imitazione di Gesu Cristo nella versione di C. Guasti 1 copy

Lettres intimes : amitié et direction spirituelle (1998) 1 copy

Devout Life 1 copy

Les textes essentiels de Saint François de Sales : présentés pour notre temps avec son message Amour filian et… 1 copy

Sentimens et maximes de Saint François de sales ... touchant la véritable piété 1 copy

Library of St Francis de Sales: Works of This Doctor of the Church (Vol. 1, Letters to Persons in the World) 1 copy

Meditations on the love of God: Selections from the "Treatise on the Love of God" by S. Francis de Sales, (1935) 1 copy

Mystical prayer 1 copy

Best Works of St. Francis De Sales 1 copy

Friendship (2012) 1 copy

Varietes 15 Famous Stories In French Text (1969) 1 copy

The Devout Life 1 copy

St. Francis de Sales: Selected Letters 1 copy

An Ḃeaṫa Ċráḃaiḋ ("De ṫeaċt isteaċ ar an mBeaṫaiḋ Ċráḃaiḋ") [Introduction to the Devout Life] 1 copy

Sweetness of holy living or honey culled from the flower garden. 1 copy

Misli : Izbor iz duhovnih pisama (2003) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Divine Office, Volume 1: Daily Prayer for Advent, Christmastide and Weeks 1-9 (1974) — Contributor — 190 copies, 1 review

The Divine Office, Vol. 2 (1974) — Contributor — 155 copies

The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume III: The Weeks of the Year 6 - 34) (1974) — Contributor — 69 copies

Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (2012) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review

Mr. & Mrs. North: Volume 1 [TV Series] (2004) — Actor — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: François de Sales
Other names: Francis de Sales
François de Sales
Birthdate: 1567-08-21
Date of death: 1622-12-28
Burial location: Basilica of the Visitation, Annecy, France
Gender: male
Nationality: Duchy of Savoy
Country (for map): France
Birthplace: Château de Sales, Thorens-Glières, Haute-Savoie, France
Place of death: Lyon, France
Places of residence: Geneva, Switzerland
Paris, France
La Roche-sur-Foron, Haute-Savoie, France
Annecy, France
Occupations: Bishop of Geneva
Organizations: Roman Catholic Church
Awards and honors: De Sales was canonized by Pope Alexander VII in 1665
Short biography: Francis de Sales, C.O., T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap. (French: François de Sales) (21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

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The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and… by Francis de Sales

Steeped as he was in Sacred Scripture, St. Francis de Sales gives totally fresh and surprising insights into the truths of our religion including: the Sacred Name of Jesus, Our Lady's wisdom at Cana, St. John the Baptist's temptation, etc. Nine insightful sermons. Published here for the first time in English. Great wisdom from a great saint and Doctor of the Church; excellent spiritual reading for Advent or any other time of the year!

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StFrancisofAssisi | 2 other reviews | Dec 9, 2024 |

The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and… by Francis de Sales

Stored in the Christmas drawer

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HolyApostles | 2 other reviews | Oct 21, 2024 |

Introduction To A Devout Life

plus abstract of his life

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SrMaryLea | 28 other reviews | Aug 22, 2023 |

Francis De Sales

derived from de Sales' letters

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SrMaryLea | 1 other review | Aug 22, 2023 |

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Church Times 100 Best Christian Books (1)

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Jane de Chantal Author

Henry Benedict Mackey

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Elisabeth Stopp Author

Lewis S. Fiorelli Editor

Joseph F. Power Editor

Wendy M. Wright Editor

Peronne-Marie Thibert Translator

Henry Bordeaux Introduction

John Kenneth Ryan Ed. And Tr.

Allan Ross Translator

Benedetta Papasogli

Michael Day Translator

Edward M. Egan Introduction

John C Reville Introduction

whitealban Translator

Bernard Bangley Editor

Peter Toon Editor

Nanda Montresor Colombo

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bowlerjosephd Translator

Statistics

Works: 181
Also by: 5
Members: 4,976
Popularity: #5,036
Rating: ½ 4.3

Reviews: 62
ISBNs: 237
Languages: 9
Favorited: 5

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