Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, abbreviated VSM and also known as the Visitandines, is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for women. Members of the order are also known as the Salesian Sisters or, more commonly as the Visitation Sisters.
Saint Francis de Sales giving the Rule for the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary to Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
The Monastery of the Visitandine nuns in Braga, Portugal
The Visitationist Church in Warsaw (interior)
Visitationist Church in Warsaw (1780)
Francis de Sales, C.O., O.M. was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God.
Saint Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales age 12
St Francis de Sales, by Giovanni Battista Lucini
San Francisco de Sales