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We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

Saint Francis de Sales

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Saint Francis de Sales
Age: 55 †
Born: 1567
Born: August 26
Died: 1622
Died: December 28
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Theologian
Writer
Chateau de Thorens
Saint Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Sales
Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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