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Detail of A Photograph of Mother Françoise De Sales Aviat 1895 Photographer Unknown
Detail of A Photograph of Mother Françoise De Sales Aviat 1895 Photographer Unknown

Saint Francisca Salesia

Also known as: Frances de Sales Aviat; Francesca Salesia Aviat; Francisca Salesia Aviat; Francisca Salesia; Françoise de Sales; Fransiska Salesia Aviat; God’s Little Instrument; Leonia Aviat; Leonie Aviat; Léonie Aviat; Léonie Françoise de Sales Aviat; Mother Francoise; Mother Françoise de Sales Aviat

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 10

Born

September 16, 1844

Died

January 10, 1914

Canonized

25 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Saint Francisca Salesia, also known as Leonia Aviat, was born on September 16, 1844, in Sezanne, France, to Theodore Aviat, a shopkeeper, and Emilie Caillot. She was baptized on September 17, 1844, and later confirmed on July 2, 1856.

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