Reliquary / Relic：Ss. Francis de Sales, Jeanne de Chantal

Description: Size：cm Material：silver 1 class Wax seal：bishop Saint Francis de Sales Memorial：24 January，formerly 29 January，28 December on some calendars including in Lyon, France，23 January (Anglican Church in Wales) Profile： Born in the castle of Château de Thorens to a well-placed Savoyard family, the eldest of twelve children born to François de Boisy and Françoise de Sionnz. His parents intended that Francis become a lawyer, enter politics, and carry on the family line and power. He studied at La Roche and Annecy in France, taught by Jesuits. Attended the Collège de Clermont in Paris, France at age 12. In his early teens, Francis began to believe in pre-destination, and was so afraid that he was pre-emptorily condemned to Hell that he became ill and eventually was confined to bed. However, in January 1587 at the Church of Saint Stephen, he overcame the crisis, decided that whatever God had in store for him was for the best, and dedicated his life to God. Studied law and theology at the University of Padua, Italy, and earned a doctorate in both fields. He returned home, and found a position as Senate advocate. It was at this point that he received a message telling him to “Leave all and follow Me.” He took this as a call to the priesthood, a move his family fiercely opposed, especially when he refused a marriage that had been arranged for him. However, he pursued a devoted prayer life, and his gentle ways won over the family. Priest. In 1593 he was appointed provost of the diocese of Geneva, Switzerland, a stronghold of Calvinists. Preacher, writer and spiritual director in the district of Chablais. His simple, clear explanations of Catholic doctrine, and his gentle way with everyone, brought many back to the Roman Church. He even used sign language in order to bring the message to the deaf, leading to his patronage of deaf people. Bishop of Geneva in 1602. He travelled and evangelized throughout the Duchy of Savoy, working with children whenever he could. Friend of Saint Vincent de Paul. He turned down a wealthy French bishopric to continue working where God had placed him. With Saint Jeanne de Chantal he helped found the Order of the Visitation . A prolific correspondent, many of his letters have survived. The value of his writings led to his being declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1877, and a patron of writers and journalists by Pope Pius XI in 1923. The Salesians of Don Bosco, the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales, and the Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales are named in his honour as is the Saint François Atoll in the Seychelles Islands. Born：21 August 1567 at Château de Thorens, Savoy (part of modern France)Died：28 December 1622 at Lyon, France of natural causesburied at the basilica of the Visitation, Annecy, Francehis heart was preserved as a relic at Lyonduring the French Revolution his heart was was moved to Venice, Italy Beatified：8 January 1662 by Pope Alexander VIICanonized：19 April 1665 by Pope Alexander VII Patronage：against deafnessauthorsCatholic pressconfessorsdeaf peopleeducatorsjournalists (proclaimed on 26 April 1923 by Pope Pius XI)spiritual directorsteacherswriters (proclaimed on 26 April 1923 by Pope Pius XI)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Saint Jeanne de Chantal Memorial：12 August，18 August (United States)，13 December (monastery of the Visitation in Moulins, France)，12 December (from 1970 to 2001)，21 August (the date of the founding of her Order; from 1769 to 1969) Profile： Born to the nobility, the daughter of the president of the Parliament of Burgundy who raised her alone after the death of her mother when Jeanne was 18 months old. Married in 1592 at age twenty to Baron de Chantal. Mother of four. Widowed at 28 when the Baron was killed in a hunting accident and died in her arms. Taking a personal vow of chastity, she was forced to live with her father-in-law, which was a period of misery for her. She spent her free time in prayer, and received a vision of the man who would become her spiritual director. In Lent, 1604, she met Saint Francis de Sales, and recognized him as the man in her vision. She became a spiritual student and close friend of Saint Francis, and the two carried on a lengthy correspondence for years. On Trinity Sunday, 6 June 1610 she founded the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady at Annecy, France. The Order was designed for widows and lay women who did not wish the full life of the orders, and Jeanne oversaw the founding of 69 convents. Jeanne spent the rest of her days overseeing the Order, and acting as spiritual advisor to any who desired her wisdom. Visitationist nuns today live a contemplative life, work for women with poor health and widows, and sometimes run schools. Born：28 January 1572 at Dijon, Burgundy, FranceDied：13 December 1641 at the Visitationist convent at Moulins, France of natural causesrelics at Annecy, Savoy (in modern France Beatified：21 November 1751 by Pope Benedict XIVCanonized：16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII Patronage：abandoned or forgotten people; against abandonmentagainst in-law problemsagainst the death of parentsparents separated from childrenwidows

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