Saint Francis de Sales statue at the Saint Francis de Sales Church on Rhode Island Ave in Washington, D.C.

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Saint Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622) was bishop of Geneva, Switzerland. After studying the humanities, rhetoric, theology, and law in Paris and Padua, he refused to marry the wealthy heiress his father had chosen as his bride, preferring a clerical career. An accomplished preacher, he worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation. Source: Wikipedia

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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH
CATHOLIC CHURCH WITH OLDEST CONTINUING CONGREGATION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CONGREGATION BEGAN ABOUT 1722, WHEN CATHOLICS FIRST ATTENDED MASS AT CHAPEL WITHIN QUEEN FAMILY MANSION. ABOUT 1723 CHAPEL WAS BUILT OUTSIDE MANSION, ON SITE APPROXIMATELY AT PRESENT EVARTS STREET, N.E., NEAR 20TH STREET. BUILDING CAME TO BE CALLED QUEEN'S CHAPEL. DESTROYED BY FIRE THREE TIMES: IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DATE UNCERTAIN); WAR OF 1812 (1814); AND CIVIL WAR (1862). REBUILT EACH TIME: LAST TIME AS ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH (1908). EACH NEW BUILDING ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF CONGREGATION THAT HAD ATTENDED AT OLDER BUILDING. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH MOVED TO PRESTN SITE IN 1927. LAST QUEEN'S CHAPEL BUILDING IS NOW GONE.

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Location: 2019 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, D.C.

Nearest Metro: Brookland - CUA (Catholic University of America)(Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #2260 )

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Saint Francis de Sales statue at the Saint Francis de Sales Church on Rhode Island Ave in Washington, D.C.

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