RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis de Sales

1567 - 1622

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Francis de Sales, C.O., O.M. (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis de Sales is the 313th most popular religious figure (down from 291st in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from France (up from 287th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Religious Figure.

Francis de Sales is most famous for his writings on the spiritual life, and for his missionary work.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis de Sales ranks 313 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Roch, Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Eugene II, Amos, Ahmed Yassin, and Pope Liberius. After him are Longinus, Pope Benedict I, Hippolytus of Rome, Pope Silverius, Joseph of Arimathea, and Pope Eutychian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Francis de Sales ranks 2. Before him is Claudio Monteverdi. After him are Maurice, Prince of Orange, Samuel de Champlain, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Date Masamune, Willem Schouten, Eleanor de' Medici, Sanada Yukimura, Jacques Clément, Honoré d'Urfé, and Jindřich Matyáš Thurn. Among people deceased in 1622, Francis de Sales ranks 2. Before him is Osman II. After him are William Baffin, Hasekura Tsunenaga, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Petrus Plancius, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Cesare Ripa, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis de Sales ranks 270 out of 6,770. Before him are Saint Roch (1295), François Boucher (1703), Charles the Simple (879), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732), and Philip I of France (1052). After him are Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), Henri de Saint-Simon (1760), Jean Marais (1913), Louis, Dauphin of France (1729), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), and Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Francis de Sales ranks 21. Before him are Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Innocent V (1225), Pope Urban VI (1318), and Saint Roch (1295). After him are Hugues de Payens (1074), Vincent de Paul (1581), Jacques de Molay (1243), Pope Nicholas II (990), Pope Stephen IX (1020), and Genevieve (423).

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