December 8, 1602: Episcopal ordination of Saint Francis de Sales in the church of his baptism, in Thorens (Savoy).
December 13, 1641: Birth in heaven of Saint Jane de Chantal at the monastery of the Visitation of Moulins, at the age of 69.
December 17, 1887: Birth of the Servant of God Mother Maria-Angelica Alvarez Icaza in Mexico City.
December 18, 1593: Priestly ordination of Saint Francis de Sales.
December 27, 1673: 1st of the three great apparitions of Our Lord to Saint Marguerite-Marie. Jesus, as he did for the beloved Apostle whom the Church celebrates on this day, makes her rest for a long time on his breast, then reveals to her the inexplicable secrets of his Sacred Heart.
December 28, 1592: Marriage of Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot with Christophe de Rabutin, baron de Chantal.
December 28, 1622: Birth in Heaven of Saint François de Sales, in the house of the gardener of the Visitation of Lyon.
End of December 1862: A letter from the Visitation of Annecy invites the whole Order to display more zeal to spread devotion to the Heart of Jesus. Shortly after, at the Visitation of Bourg-en-Bresse, the Community invited Sister Marie de Sacré-Cœur Bernaud to find out how to respond to this call from the Lord: this is where the Guard of Honor will be born.