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1 Very Rare Glass-Bulb-Reliquary Ex Ossibus St. Francis De Sales
Saint
Francis de Sales
CO, OM
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Saint Francis de Sales
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Born |
21 August 1567
Château de Sales, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire |
Died |
28 December 1622 (aged 55)
Lyon, Lyonnais, Kingdom of France |
Beatified |
8 January 1661, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII |
Canonized |
8 April 1665, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII |
Feast |
- 24 January (General Roman Calendar of 1969)
- 29 January (General Roman Calendar of 1960 and local communities)
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Attributes |
Heart of Jesus, Crown of Thorns |
Patronage |
Baker, Oregon; Cincinnati, Ohio; Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana; Catholic press; Columbus, Ohio; confessors; deaf people; educators; Upington, South Africa; Wilmington, Delaware; writers; journalists; the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; Missionary of St. Francis De Sales ; Oblates of St. Francis de Sales; Salesians of Don Bosco |
Saint
Francis de Sales
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Native name |
François de Sales
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Province |
Vienne |
Diocese |
Geneva |
Appointed |
15 July 1602 (Coadjutor) |
Installed |
8 December 1602 |
Term ended |
28 December 1622 |
Predecessor |
Claude de Granier |
Successor |
Jean-François de Sales |
Previous post(s) |
Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum (1602) |
Ordination |
18 December 1593 |
Consecration |
8 December 1602 |
Motto |
Non-excidet |
Coat of arms |
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