'. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁Sales ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁Cl erm ont ▁and ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁in ▁Italy , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁both ▁law ▁and ▁the ology . ▁He ▁took ▁Antonio ▁Pos se v ino , ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁as ▁his ▁spiritual ▁director . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Sav oy ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 2 , ▁de ▁Sales ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁the ology ▁and ▁made ▁up ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁priest . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Lor eto , ▁Italy , ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁Bas il ica ▁D ella ▁Santa ▁Casa ▁( S hr ine ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁House ) ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁Sav oy . ▁The ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ch amb é ry ▁admitted ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁Meanwhile , ▁his ▁father ▁secured ▁various ▁positions ▁for ▁Francis , ▁including ▁an ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁sen ator . ▁His ▁father ▁also ▁chose ▁a ▁wealth y ▁noble ▁he ir ess ▁as ▁his ▁b ride . ▁But ▁Francis ▁refused ▁to ▁marry , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁stay ▁focused ▁on ▁his ▁chosen ▁path . ▁His ▁father ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁that ▁Francis ▁had ▁chosen ▁the ▁priest hood ▁rather ▁than ▁ful fill ▁his ▁expect ations ▁with ▁a ▁political - mil it ary ▁career . ▁Claude ▁de ▁Gran ier , ▁then ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁interven ed ▁and ▁after ▁signing ▁over ▁to ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁his ▁rights ▁of ▁family ▁succession , ▁Francis