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We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women.

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
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Chateau de Thorens
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Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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