5.40 St. Francis de Sales: The Gentleman Doctor

Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus

Aug 12, 202617:04Religion & Spirituality

What St. Peter Canisius and St. Lawrence of Brindisi did for Germany, St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) did for Switzerland. Born just three years after John Calvin died, St. Francis de Sales found the Catholics of Geneva...

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