Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church. South Beach, FL, Miami Beach. 2,511 likes · 513 talking about this · 11,839 were here. Daily Mass (Monday through. Message * Send Church: 600 Lenox Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 Office and Mailing Address: 621 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Francis fulfilled every hope of Pietro's -- even falling in love with France. He loved the songs of France, the romance of France, and especially the free adventurous troubadours of France who wandered through Europe. The history of St. Francis de Sales on South Beach began with Monsignor William Barry, founder of St. Patrick Church (1926), just a few miles up the road. The bi lingual parish’s motto is “When you come to the beach, don’t forget who made it.” Welcome to Saint Francis de Sales Our church was built in 1940 as a mission chapel and was served by the priests of Saint Patrick Catholic Church three miles north in Miami Beach. Bishop Coleman F. Carroll, the first Bishop of Miami, consecrated Saint Francis De Sales as a church in 1964. Mass times and detailed church information for St Francis De Sales Catholic located in Miami Beach, Florida. St. Francis of Assisi was the founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare (with St. Clare of Assisi), and the lay Third Order. He was a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century and is one of the most venerated religious figures of Roman Catholicism. Visit St. Francis de Sales Church in Miami Beach, Florida. Find worship times, driving directions and parking information, pastor and staff contact details, and learn what to expect when you visit. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b][c] was an Italian [d] mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Francis of Assisi died on October 3, 1226, at the age of 44, in Assisi, Italy. Today, Francis has a lasting resonance with millions of followers across the globe.