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The Gentleman Saint: St. Francois de Sales and his times, 1567-162

Margaret Trouncer

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Description:Reviewed by FR, BERNARD BASSET S.J. (Catholic Herald 20 Dec 1963)MISS TROUNCER is one of those fortunate writers who has found the setting for her talent and may now sit back contentedly to watch it grow, Her knowledge of seventeenth Century France is profound, her love for it uninhibited and her style most aptly suited to the type of story that she sets out to tell.It is, perhaps, surprising that she has delayed so long before turning her attention to St. Francis de Sales. His was the sanctity and genius behind the French Church of her chosen century and this, of all her 15 books, must be the one to which she is most committed, the book in which her sympathy will be best expressed.The historical facts of his life are, of course, clearly and admirably expressed. This new biography is scholarly but free of that heaviness and windiness which, in the past, has damaged the image of so lovahle a saint.It was a stroke of genius on the author's part to use Leigh Hunt's description as her title and thus, boldly, to commit herself to an interpretation which exactly fits the facts. St. Francis was a Gentleman Saint.His way of life, his approach to God, his choice of friends, his powers in controversy all bear the mark of what we would call 'the Upper Middle-class'. Some readers may not be attracted to him but Miss Trouncer is not put off by that.She traces the , growth of his holiness in its right setting and, though some of the stories told of him are today off-potting, she does not omit them to pander to a democratic age. Like poor St. Aloysius. his contemporary, St. Francis suffers from friendly priggishness as when his class mates, telling dirty stories, stopped as he approached them. "Hush" they used to say, "here comes the angel of the schools."Because Miss Trounces is honest in all this, she carries the greater conviction when she describes his more virile undertakings, his writings, his austerities and his many trials. It was pleasing to read her full account of St. Francis' nervous breakdown, based on a vivid fear of damnation which afflicted him for six weeks.He partly induced it by too indiscreet a study of theology and by cutting his meals. Saved by his ardent love for Our Blessed Lady, he recovered his balance and went on to become quite one or the most benign and tranquil of saints.Someone once said that only a woman writer could do justice to St. Francis de Sales. He certainly exercised an extraordinary power over rich, aristocratic women and led many of them to sanctity in the most uncongenial setting of French Upper Class life. Miss Trounces, as a talented woman writer, seems admirably suited to bring out this particular side of his character, One would he tempted to call this a book for women; as a man, 1 find many of the expressions and descriptions highly irritating, but am forced to accept them as wholly suited to the life of "the Gentleman Saint".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gentleman Saint: St. Francois de Sales and his times, 1567-162. To get started finding The Gentleman Saint: St. Francois de Sales and his times, 1567-162, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hutchinson

Release: 1963

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Description: Reviewed by FR, BERNARD BASSET S.J. (Catholic Herald 20 Dec 1963)MISS TROUNCER is one of those fortunate writers who has found the setting for her talent and may now sit back contentedly to watch it grow, Her knowledge of seventeenth Century France is profound, her love for it uninhibited and her style most aptly suited to the type of story that she sets out to tell.It is, perhaps, surprising that she has delayed so long before turning her attention to St. Francis de Sales. His was the sanctity and genius behind the French Church of her chosen century and this, of all her 15 books, must be the one to which she is most committed, the book in which her sympathy will be best expressed.The historical facts of his life are, of course, clearly and admirably expressed. This new biography is scholarly but free of that heaviness and windiness which, in the past, has damaged the image of so lovahle a saint.It was a stroke of genius on the author's part to use Leigh Hunt's description as her title and thus, boldly, to commit herself to an interpretation which exactly fits the facts. St. Francis was a Gentleman Saint.His way of life, his approach to God, his choice of friends, his powers in controversy all bear the mark of what we would call 'the Upper Middle-class'. Some readers may not be attracted to him but Miss Trouncer is not put off by that.She traces the , growth of his holiness in its right setting and, though some of the stories told of him are today off-potting, she does not omit them to pander to a democratic age. Like poor St. Aloysius. his contemporary, St. Francis suffers from friendly priggishness as when his class mates, telling dirty stories, stopped as he approached them. "Hush" they used to say, "here comes the angel of the schools."Because Miss Trounces is honest in all this, she carries the greater conviction when she describes his more virile undertakings, his writings, his austerities and his many trials. It was pleasing to read her full account of St. Francis' nervous breakdown, based on a vivid fear of damnation which afflicted him for six weeks.He partly induced it by too indiscreet a study of theology and by cutting his meals. Saved by his ardent love for Our Blessed Lady, he recovered his balance and went on to become quite one or the most benign and tranquil of saints.Someone once said that only a woman writer could do justice to St. Francis de Sales. He certainly exercised an extraordinary power over rich, aristocratic women and led many of them to sanctity in the most uncongenial setting of French Upper Class life. Miss Trounces, as a talented woman writer, seems admirably suited to bring out this particular side of his character, One would he tempted to call this a book for women; as a man, 1 find many of the expressions and descriptions highly irritating, but am forced to accept them as wholly suited to the life of "the Gentleman Saint".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Gentleman Saint: St. Francois de Sales and his times, 1567-162. To get started finding The Gentleman Saint: St. Francois de Sales and his times, 1567-162, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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