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At that time the religious and political struggles of the time had placed under the control of Roman Catholic rulers several regions in which the people were mostly Protestants. Francis was sent to preach in one such region near his birthplace, attempting to persuade his hearers to become Roman Catholics. Since he was seen to be persuasive, he was appointed in 1602 to be Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva, a Calvinist stronghold which had been captured by the Roman Catholic Duke of Savoy. Here again, he brought many to his way of thinking. His motto was, "He who preaches with love, preaches effectively." His numerous controversial tracts are unfailingly courteous to his opponents. Many Christians who are not at all convinced of the truth of the Romanist position by his arguments nevertheless read him with delight because of his obvious love for God and his neighbor. </p> <p xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"> By no means all of his writings were concerned with disputation. His best known and best loved treatises were concerned with the life of prayer, and were written to advise those who wish to become more aware of the presence of God in their lives. His <a rev="dc:creator" href="/ccel/desales/devout_life">Introduction to the Devout Life</a> was highly praised by John Wesley. C.S. Lewis has referred to the "dewy freshness" that permeates the book. It is available in English, as is his <a rev="dc:creator" href="/ccel/desales/love">The Love of God</a>. Both have been used and found helpful by Christians of many different denominations. </p> <p> Francis died at Lyons 29 December 1622. </p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $("#navbar_biography").bind( "click", function() { navbarScrollTo("biography"); }); </script> <div id="worksBy" class="contentBox worksBy" vocab="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" typeof="Person" resource="http://ccel.org/ns/"> <h1>Works By St. Francis of Sales</h1> <p property="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment"></p> <div id="searchbox-2" class="debug"> <div class="search needsclick pb-2"> <form id="searchSliver" action="/search"> <input type="hidden" name="authorID[]" id="edit-authorID" value="desales"/> <input type="hidden" name="highlight" id="edit-highlight" value="1"/> <input id="searchBox" name="text" columns="60" placeholder="Search works by this author" /> <input type="image" alt="Submit search" src="https://ccel.org/img/top-nav-searchbox-icon.png" class="icon" /> </form> </div> </div> <div id="worksByHeader" class="worksBy" maxToShow=3> <div class="d-flex pl-4 bg-secondary text-light"> <div class="col-3">Cover Art</div> <div class="col-5">Title / Description</div> <div class="col-4">Popularity</div> </div> <div class="worksListBody"> <div class="accordion-inner ml-4 pl-4 pr-4"> <div id="acc_devout_life" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksBy_0" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" popularity-rank="1" > <div class="pr-2"> <img src="https://ccel.org/ccel/desales/devout_life/files/devout_life-thumb.jpg" onerror="this.src='/img/unknown_book.png'"/> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="https://ccel.org/ccel/desales/devout_life/devout_life"> Introduction to the Devout Life</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right"> <div class="row border-0 w-100 pt-2 ml-0" style="min-width: 150px;"> <a id="impowtanceLabel" class="col-2 ml-0 pl-0" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-container="body" title="Popularity is calculated by comparing this book's number of views to our most commonly read book."> 83% </a> <div id="importanceLabel" class="col-8 offset-2 progress border border-secondary p-0" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-container="body" title="Popularity is calculated by comparing this book's number of views to our most commonly read book." style="height: 25px;"> <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-striped bg-ccel-red" style="width:83.673074853448%"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc_devout_life_body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> <div id="acc_love" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksBy_1" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" popularity-rank="2" > <div class="pr-2"> <img src="https://ccel.org/ccel/desales/love/files/love-thumb.jpg" onerror="this.src='/img/unknown_book.png'"/> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="https://ccel.org/ccel/desales/love/love"> Treatise on the Love of God</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right"> <div class="row border-0 w-100 pt-2 ml-0" style="min-width: 150px;"> <a id="impowtanceLabel" class="col-2 ml-0 pl-0" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-container="body" title="Popularity is calculated by comparing this book's number of views to our most commonly read book."> 81% </a> <div id="importanceLabel" class="col-8 offset-2 progress border border-secondary p-0" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-container="body" title="Popularity is calculated by comparing this book's number of views to our most commonly read book." style="height: 25px;"> <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-striped bg-ccel-red" style="width:81.786716481017%"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc_love_body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $("#navbar_worksBy").bind( "click", function() { navbarScrollTo("worksBy"); }); </script> <div id="worksAbout" class="contentBox worksAbout" vocab="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" typeof="Person" resource="http://ccel.org/ns/"> <h1>Works About St. Francis of Sales</h1> <p property="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment"></p> <div id="worksAboutHeader" class="worksAbout" maxToShow=3> <div class="d-flex pl-4 bg-secondary text-light"> <div class="col-5">Title / Description</div> </div> <div class="worksListBody"> <div class="accordion-inner ml-4 pl-4 pr-4"> <div id="acc_" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksAbout_0" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" > <div class="pr-2"> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="/ccel/butler_a/lives/lives-desale.html"> January 29. -- St. Francis of Sales</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right">   </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc__body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> <div id="acc_" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksAbout_1" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" > <div class="pr-2"> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="/ccel/herbermann/cathen06.html?term=St. Francis de Sales"> Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right">   </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc__body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> <div id="acc_" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksAbout_2" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" > <div class="pr-2"> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="/ccel/schaff/encyc04/Page_363.html"> St. Francis of Sales</a> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right">   </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc__body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> <div id="acc_" class="table-alternate-colors"> <div class="accordion-group w-100"> <div class="accordion-heading w-100"> <div id="worksAbout_3" class="worksEntry d-block d-flex flex-wrap p-2 w-100" style="display: none !important;" > <div class="pr-2"> </div> <div class="col-6 col-8 col-md-6 pl-0"> <h2> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Sales"> Francis of Sales, St. (1567-1622)</a> <i style="font-weight:normal">(external)</i> </h2> <p></p> </div> <div class="md-float-right">   </div> </div> </div> <div id="acc__body" class="accordion-body collapse"> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toggler" id="works_showHideWorksAbout" style="" onclick="author_showHideWorks('WorksAbout');" showing="some"> Show all 4 works </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $("#navbar_worksAbout").bind( "click", function() { navbarScrollTo("worksAbout"); 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