How St. Francis de Sales overcame his temper to become a saint of kindness

[ad_1] Mosaic of Sales on the exterior of St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis. / Credit: RickMorais/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 24, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that…