Posted by punnya on Dec. 23, 2012, 10:17 p.m.
St. Francis de Sales, C.O., T.O.M. 
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church
and tertiary of the Order of MinimsBorn 21 August 1567
Château de Sales
Duchy of SavoyDied 28 December 1622 (aged 55)
Lyon, FranceHonored in Roman Catholic Church
Anglican CommunionBeatified 8 January 1661, Rome by Pope Alexander VII Canonized 8 April 1665, Rome by Pope Alexander VII Majorshrine Annecy, France Feast 24 January
23 January Anglican Church of Wales
January 29 (local communities and among Traditional Roman Catholics)Attributes Heart of Jesus, Crown of Thorns Patronage Baker, Oregon; Cincinnati, Ohio; Catholic press; Columbus, Ohio; confessors; deaf people; educators; Upington, South Africa;Wilmington, Delaware; writers;journalists; the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest