January 1587: After praying the “Memorare” in front of the statue of Our Lady of Good Deliverance, Saint Francis de Sales, future founder of the Order of the Visitation, is delivered from a deep mystical night. He was then a young student in Paris, where the question of predestination was debated among theologians.
January 14, 1914: Death of Mother Marie-Madeleine Ponnet, founder of the 2nd monastery of the Visitation of Lyon-Vassieux.
January 23, 1572: Birth of Saint Jane of Chantal (founder of the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary) in Dijon.
January 24, 1623: Transfer of the body of Saint François de Sales from Lyon, where he died, to Annecy.
January 24: Solemnity of Saint Francis de Sales
(doctor of the Church, founder of the Order of the Visitation), celestial patron of the Guard of Honor.
On this day the Apostolic Penitentiary grants plenary indulgence to members of the Guard of Honor on ordinary terms.
January 31: Feast of Saint John Bosco, founder of the congregation of the “Salesians” (or, Society of Saint Francis de Sales) and of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.