La Croix has learned that on December 28 the pope will release an apostolic letter on St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), a bishop and spiritual writer many call “the gentleman saint”.

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory (St. Louis, Missouri) — St. Francis de Sales mosaic. (Photo by Nheyob / CC BY-SA 4.0) Francis de Sales was born August 21, 1567, into a noble Savoyard family.