Introduction à la vie dévote by Saint de Sales Francis
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"Introduction à la vie dévote" by Saint Francis de Sales is a spiritual guide first published in 1609. Originally compiled from letters of spiritual direction to his cousin navigating piety amid courtly life, it addresses all Christians regardless of vocation. The work presents holiness as accessible to everyone—soldiers, craftsmen, married people—through five parts covering resolution, prayer, virtue, temptation, and spiritual renewal. Distinguished by simple French and imagery from daily life, it became
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| Author | Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622 |
|---|---|
| Title | Introduction à la vie dévote |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_the_Devout_Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_%C3%A0_la_vie_d%C3%A9vote |
| Credits |
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Meditations -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53540 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-53540-1 |
| Release Date | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1184 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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