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Saturday, December 12, 2009

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving."
                                                                        – St. Francis de Sales,
                                                                           a patron saint of writers.

About St. Francis de Sales

St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622), known as the Gentle Saint, was bishop of Geneva. His motto was, "He who preaches with love preaches effectively," and his religious texts, including Introduction to the Devout Life, have resonated with many non-Catholics. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a patron saint of writers. Some consider him a patron saint of the deaf; he invented a form of sign language to teach a young deaf man how to communicate

 

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