By preaching and distributing the little pamphlets he wrote to explain true Catholic doctrine, he had remarkable success.Īt 35, he became bishop of Geneva. Francis set out to convert them, especially in the district of Chablais. Francis was ordained and elected provost of the Diocese of Geneva, then a center for the Calvinists. His father strongly opposed Francis in this, and only after much patient persuasiveness on the part of the gentle Francis did his father finally consent. After receiving his doctorate, he returned home and, in due time, told his parents he wished to enter the priesthood. For this reason Francis was sent to Padua to study law. Saint of the Day for January 24 (August 21, 1567 – December 28, 1622)įrancis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the young man could eventually take his elder’s place as a senator from the province of Savoy in France.
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