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Francis, St., of Sales

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Bishop of Geneva, born In the château of Sales, near Amiens, founder of the Order of the Visitation; was sent to persuade the Calvinists of Geneva back to the Church of Rome, and applied himself zealously to the reform of his diocese and the monasteries (1567-1622).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Francis, St., of Sales'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​f/francis-st-of-sales.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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