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As no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life... Read Full Overview

Francis de Sales's Introduction to the Devout Life has remained a uniquely accessible and relevant treasure of devotion for nearly four hundred years. As Bishop of Geneva in the first quarter of the sevenjteenth century, Francis de Sales saw to the spiritual needs of everyone... Read Full Overview

A new translation of this enduring spiritual classic:

In late 1608, St. Francis de Sales, the Catholic Bishop of Geneva, published his first edition of the Introduction to the Devout Life. The Introduction is a collection of letters of instruction de Sales wrote in... Read Full Overview

Written over 400 years ago, Introduction to the Devout Life is still one of the most popular books for those pursuing holiness. St. Francis de Sales explains how to turn that desire for sanctity into resolutions that yield grace-filled results.

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La INTRODUCCI?N A LA VIDA DEVOTA (1608), obra cl?sica de la espiritualidad cat?lica, es uno de los escritos m?s caracter?sticos del santo obispo de Ginebra. La afabilidad de temperamento, la cortes?a de gentilhombre y la erudici?n human?stica que distingu?an a Francisco de Sales... Read Full Overview

A classic work that has the potential of benefiting any true believer in God. Written with a humble heart, Francis De Sales outlines the practical points of living/pursuing the devoted life in a way that is able to be followed by the common man. Holy Scripture is interwoven throughout... Read Full Overview

A new translation of this enduring spiritual classic:

In late 1608, St. Francis de Sales, the Catholic Bishop of Geneva, published his first edition of the Introduction to the Devout Life. The Introduction is a collection of letters of instruction de Sales wrote in... Read Full Overview

Este maravilloso libro, escrito por San Francisco de Sales, es una gu a para aquellos que quieren una verdadera ayuda para recorrer la longitud de la ruta de la santidad. Esta obra fue publicada por primera vez en 1608, cuando San Francisco de Sales todav a estaba vivo y pudo... Read Full Overview

Oeuvre majeure de la litt rature chr tienne, l'INTRODUCTION LA VIE D VOTE est destin des la cs ne se destinant pas la vie religieuse, montrant ainsi qu'il est possible de mener une vie sainte sans avoir nul besoin de se retirer du monde: "Ceux qui ont trait de la d votion... Read Full Overview

Leads readers through practical ways of attaining a devout life without renouncing the world. Offers prayers and meditations to strengthen devotion in the face of temptation. Includes an introduction written by Pat Gohn.

San Francisco de Sales (Francia 1567-1622) obispo de Ginebra, se caracteriz? por su amabilidad, virtud y sencillez, siempre preocupado por los pobres y por la formaci?n de sus feligreses. En este deseo de guiar a las almas a Dios escribe la obra "Introducci?n a la vida devota"... Read Full Overview

De Sales' classic has been described as "a masterpiece of psychology, practical morality, and common sense" and, after The Bible and The Imitation of Christ, is the widest read spiritual book of all time. Unlike many others, Devout Life was written specifically for lay persons... Read Full Overview

Almost all those who have written concerning the devout life have had chiefly in view persons who have altogether quitted the world; or at any rate they have taught a manner of devotion which would lead to such total retirement. But my object is to teach those who are living... Read Full Overview