▁to ▁adopt ▁his ▁spiritual ity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁religious ▁inst itute ▁of ▁the ▁Sales ians ▁of ▁Don ▁Bos co ▁( S . D . B .), ▁founded ▁by ▁John ▁Bos co ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁( appro ved ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ), ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales , ▁and ▁is ▁placed ▁under ▁his ▁patron age . ▁The ▁O bl ate ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁( O . S . F . S .) ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁Lé onie ▁A vi at ▁and ▁Louis ▁Br isson , ▁under ▁the ▁spiritual ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Marie ▁de ▁Sales ▁Ch app uis ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁O bl ates ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁( O . S . F . S .) ▁were ▁later ▁founded ▁by ▁Br isson ▁for ▁men , ▁also ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Marie ▁de ▁Sales , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁Paul ist ▁F athers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁count ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁Christ ▁the ▁King ▁S over eign ▁Pri est , ▁a ▁society ▁of ▁pri ests ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁also ▁has ▁St . ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁three ▁primary ▁Pat rons . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁apost ol ates ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁the ▁Or