1 9 2 9 2 8 9 3 - detail / story . html ▁ ▁Category : F ar ms ▁in ▁England ▁Category : H in ck ley ▁and ▁Bos worth ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁( ; ▁; ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 5 6 7 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 6 2 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Gene va ▁and ▁is ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁He ▁became ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁deep ▁faith ▁and ▁his ▁gentle ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁divisions ▁in ▁his ▁land ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁also ▁for ▁his ▁writ ings ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁spiritual ▁direction ▁and ▁spiritual ▁formation , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Introduction ▁to ▁the ▁Dev out ▁Life ▁and ▁the ▁Tre at ise ▁on ▁the ▁Love ▁of ▁God . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 5 6 7 ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Sales ▁into ▁the ▁noble ▁Sales ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sav oy , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁Thor ens - G li ères , ▁Ha ute - S avo ie , ▁France . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁François ▁de ▁Sales , ▁Lord ▁of ▁Bo isy , ▁Sales , ▁and ▁Nov el . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Fran ço ise ▁de ▁S ion n az , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁magistr ate , ▁Mel ch ior ▁de ▁S ion n az , ▁and ▁a