Introduction To The Devout Life by Michael Day (Translator) - 1961

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is also wear on the edges of the cover boards and bumping on the corners.The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned, but free from anymore markings.

"St. Francis De Sale was bishop of Geneva from 1602 until his death twenty years later. In 1607, a certain Madame de Charmoisy, whose husband was an ambassador of the Duke of Savoy and a relative of St. Francis, visited Annecy to attend a lawsuit, and while there placed herself under his spiritual direction. When she returned to court he gave her a series of written spiritual instructions, which he had begun to compile as early as 1602, for the guidance of persons seeking to live a devout life in the world. These instructions were shown to Pere Jean Fourier of the Society of Jesus, who considered them 'a treasure of devotion', and so valuable that he strongly urged St. Francis to have them printed, with the result that the first edition, edited by St. Francis, was issued in 1609 under the title Introduction a la Vie Devote...." Translator's Note from Introduction To The Devout Life