Francis of Sales, Saint
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 31 August 1567 (greg.) at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Thorens Glieres, France, 45n59, 6e15 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m6e15 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   07°35'   01°27 Asc. 21°25'
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Biography
French saint as he embodied the ideal of spiritual perfection, obedient and truthful, devoted to God. A Roman Catholic priest ordained on 12/18/1593, he became Bishop of Geneva. Saint Francis of Sales' "Introduction to the Divine Life" is considered his masterpiece and he is the patron saint of journalists.
He died 12/28/1622, Lyon, France, was beatified in 1662 and canonized in 1665.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 28 December 1622 at 12:00 noon in Lyon, France (Age 55)
- Social : Great Publicity 1662 (Beatified)
- Social : Great Publicity 1665 (Canonized)
- Work : New Career 18 December 1593 (greg.) (Ordained a priest)
Source Notes
Lescaut quotes CA-145; DeMarre quotes Volguine for the same; no source (August 21 OS)
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Vocation : Religion : Saint/ Stigmatist (Beatified and Canonized)
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (R.C. Priest and Bishop)
- Vocation : Writers : Religion/ Philosophy (Divine Life)
