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Aug 21, 1567
St.Francis de Sales’ birth
The day SFDS was born into the world -
Period: Aug 21, 1567 to
Salesian History
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St. Francis de Sales and Jane
After Francis became a priest at 26 and later became a bishop and spiritual director. As a spiritual director he had to help people and one of those people were Jane de Chantal because of the death of her husband. -
Visitation Sisters of Holy Mary
Jane and Francis founded this Visitation after the Papal closure. -
Francis becomes a Saint
Francis’ died of a stroke on December 28, 1622. He was canonized by Pope Alexander VII and later became a Patron Saint in 1854 -
Saint Jane
In her time, Saint Jane founded 82 Visitation Monasteries. While establishing the Visitation Monastery in Paris, she met Saint Vincent de Paul, who became her spiritual director after the death of Saint Francis de Sales. On December 13, 1641, Saint Jane died and was buried near her friend and co-founder Saint Francis de Sales in Annecy, France. She was canonized in 1767. The feast of Saint Jane de Chantal is August 18th.
