Original rule of St. Francis de Sales for the Visitation nuns

[Diamantina]

St. Francis de Sales originally wanted the nuns of the Order of the Visitation (which he founded with St. Jane Frances de Chantal) to have no cloister and to do works of mercy. However, he was obliged to put the nuns under cloister and have them adopt the rule of St. Augustine. I’ve found the rule of St. Augustine online, but not the original rule that St. Francis de Sales wrote.

If you can help me find a copy of St. Francis de Sales’ original rule for the Visitation nuns online, I would be very grateful. Many thanks!

 

[Tietjen]

St. Francis de Sales originally wanted the nuns of the Order of the Visitation (which he founded with St. Jane Frances de Chantal) to have no cloister and to do works of mercy. However, he was obliged to put the nuns under cloister and have them adopt the rule of St. Augustine. I’ve found the rule of St. Augustine online, but not the original rule that St. Francis de Sales wrote.

If you can help me find a copy of St. Francis de Sales’ original rule for the Visitation nuns online, I would be very grateful. Many thanks!

I didn’t have time to look through this too well, but perhaps it is what you are looking for or might possibly lead you to what you are seeking. God bless.
oblates.org/spirituality/spiritual_conferences/

 

[PhilotheaZ]

This page www4.desales.edu/~salesian/resources/bibliographies/fdsbibli.html has a rather extensive listing of the writing of Francis de Sales translated into English. It does mention a “Preface to the Rule of St. Augustine” (scroll down or do a page search — Control F — for the word “rule”). I doubt that you will find the actual text online.

 

[nunsense]

St Francis de Sales wrote his own Spiritual Directory, which serves as the Rule for the Visitation nuns. Here is the link

oblates.us/spiritual_directory.htm

I also have saved this as a Word doc so if anyone wants it, they can email me and I will send them the file.
anniemac@calequus.com