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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375725628
ISBN-139780375725623
eBay Product ID (ePID)1978884
Product Key Features
Book TitleIntroduction to the Devout Life
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicSpirituality, Meditations, Christianity / General
GenreReligion
AuthorFrancis De Sales
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-045327
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal248.4/82
SynopsisFrancis 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 from the poorest peasants to court ladies. The desire to be closer to God that he found in people from all levels of society led him to compile these instructions on how to live in Christ. Francis's compassionate Introduction leads the reader through practical ways of attaining a devout life without renouncing the world and offers prayers and meditations to strengthen devotion in the face of temptation and hardship., A compassionate treasure that guides seekers through practical ways of attaining a devout life without renouncing the world and offers prayers and meditations to strengthen devotion in the face of temptation and hardship. 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 from the poorest peasants to court ladies. The desire to be closer to God that he found in people from all levels of society led him to compile these instructions on how to live in Christ.