Francis de Sales, Sage and Saint
André Ravier. Translated by Joseph D. Bowler. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1988.
Madame de Chantal: Portrait of a Saint
Elisabeth Stopp. London: Faber and Faber, 1962/Westminster, 1963.
A Man to Heal Differences: Essays and Talks on St. Francis de Sales
Philadelphia: St. Joseph’s University Press, 1997.
Bond of Perfection: Jeanne de Chantal and François de Sales
Wendy Wright. New York: Paulist, 1985.
A Retreat With Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal and Aelred of Rievaulx: Befriending Each Other in God.
Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1996.
Live Jesus! Key Aspects of Salesian Spirituality
Lewis S. Fiorelli. Review for Religious 46.4 (July 1987): 491-501.
Personal Encounters With the Love of God: St. Francis de Sales and the Sacraments
Margaret Margeton. DeSales Resource Center, 2023. Learn more.
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Read More on St. Francis de Sales and his Teachings
- A Biography of St. Francis de Sales, excerpted from Butler’s Lives of the Saints, provided by Catholic Information Network.
- St. Francis de Sales and the Exercise of Virtues, provided by Catholic Information Network
- Rerum omnium perturbationem, encyclical on St. Francis de Sales, Pope Pius XI, January 26, 1923
- Sabaudiae gemma (Jewel of Savoy), apostolic letter to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis de Sales, Pope Paul VI, January 29, 1967
- Totum Amoris Est (Everything Pertains to Love), apostolic letter to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Francis de Sales, Pope Francis, December 28, 2022
Works that Inspired St. Francis de Sales
- Spiritual Combat – Lorenzo Scupoli
St. Francis de Sales is said to have carried a copy of this book in his pocket for 18 years! Its wisdom formed his soul; it inspired him to a life devotion. - Song of Songs – Bible
This book of the Bible greatly influenced St. Francis’s writing about the love of God.
