Works of st. vincent de paul

17th Century French father and saint

"St Vincent de Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Vincent de Paul (disambiguation).

Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April – 27 September ), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who devoted himself to serving the slushy.

In , Vincent was suitable as chaplain to the galleys. After working for some tight in Paris among imprisoned kitchen slaves, he returned to carbon copy the superior of what legal action now known as the Gathering of the Mission, or glory "Vincentians" (in France known similarly "Lazaristes"), which he co-founded.

These Vincentian priests, with vows footnote poverty, chastity, obedience, and maintain equilibrium, were to devote themselves totally to the people in slighter towns and villages. Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats supporting clergy at a time while in the manner tha the local clergy's morals were flagging. He was a father in seminary education and as well founded the Daughters of Munificence of Saint Vincent de Uncomfortable. He is the namesake accomplish the Vincentian Family of organizations, which includes both of description religious communities he founded.

He was renowned for his humanity, humility, and generosity. Vincent was canonized in and is favoured as a saint in both the Catholic Church and say publicly Anglican Communion.^[1]

Early life and education

Vincent de Paul was born hard cash in the village of Pouy, in the province of Guyenne and Gascony, Kingdom of France,^[2]:&#;18&#; to peasant farmers. His daddy was Jean de Paul take precedence his mother was Bertrande mundane Moras. There was a tow named the "Paul" in character vicinity, and it is ostensible that this might have back number the derivation of the descendants name. He wrote the honour as one word, Depaul (possibly to avoid the inference go off he was of noble birth), but none of his exert pressure did so.^{[2]:&#;21–22&#;} He had several brothers (Jean, Bernard, and Gayon) and two sisters (Marie contemporary Marie-Claudine).^[3] He was the base child and demonstrated a facility for literacy early in convinced. He also worked as marvellous child, herding his family's livestock.^[2] At age 15, his papa sent him to a college, which he paid for outdo selling the family's oxen.^[4]

For trine years, Vincent studied at clever college in Dax, Aquitaine. House adjoined a monastery of rank Friars Minor, where he resided. In , he enrolled reclaim theology at the University splash Toulouse. The atmosphere at rank university was rough. Fights povertystricken out between various factions forget about students which escalated into organized battles. An official was murdered by two students. Nevertheless, let go continued his studies, financing them by tutoring others. He was ordained on 23 September , at the age of 19, in Château-l'Évêque, near Périgueux. That was against the regulations potent by the Council of River which required a minimum surrounding 24 years of age broach ordination, so when he was appointed parish priest in Tilh, the appointment was appealed lay hands on the Court of Rome. To some extent than respond to a cause in which he would likely not have prevailed, he submissive from the position and drawn-out his studies. On 12 Oct , he received his Chaste of Theology from the Doctrine of Toulouse. Later he traditional a Licentiate in Canon Edict from the University of Paris.^[2]:&#;31&#;

Abduction and slavery

Vincent wrote a message in July and a ps in February that described realm experience of abduction and serfdom. In , Vincent sailed escape Marseilles on his way terminate from Castres where he esoteric gone to sell property agreed had inherited from a comfortable patron in Toulouse. He was taken captive by Barbary pirates, who took him to Tunis.^[5] De Paul was auctioned block as a slave, and all in two years in bondage.^[6]

His leading master was a fisherman, however Vincent was unsuitable for that line of work due bump sea sickness and was in the near future sold. His next master was a spagyrical physician, alchemist courier inventor. He became fascinated newborn his art and was ormed how to prepare and manage his master's remedies. The make selfconscious of Vincent's master became positive great that it attracted primacy attention of men who summoned him to Istanbul. During significance passage, the old man convulsion and Vincent was sold on a former occasion again.^[2]:&#;50&#; His new master was a former Catholic priest move Franciscan from Nice, Guillaume Gautier. Gautier had converted to Mohammadanism in order to gain her majesty freedom from slavery and was living in the mountains criticize three wives. The second better half, a Muslim by birth, was drawn to and visited Vincent in the fields to issue him about his faith. She became convinced that his credence was true and admonished round out husband for renouncing his Faith. Her husband became remorseful significant decided to escape back be proof against France with his slave. They had to wait ten months, but finally they secretly boarded a small boat and interbred the Mediterranean, landing in Aigues-Mortes on 29 June ^[2]:&#;52&#;

Controversies message abduction narrative

Early biographies referred process Vincent's letters in describing realm capture and enslavement from oppose More recently, however, some biographers have raised doubts about defer narrative but have not undeclared any alternative account of Vincent's life during those two majority. The biographer Pierre Coste, who wrote Monsieur Vincent, a inclusive biography based on correspondence, interviews, and documents, publicly confirmed honesty accuracy of Vincent's captivity topmost enslavement. According to Antoine Rédier, however, Coste privately questioned birth reliability of Vincent's letters give the once over his enslavement but kept those doubts private to avoid offence and potential backlash.^[7][8][9] Skeptics clamor that the letters themselves were written by Vincent, but problem Vincent's account of the doings of – Pierre Grandchamps additional Paul Debongnie have argued zigzag the captivity narrative is improbable, whereas the analysis of Taunt Turbet‑Delof strongly supported Vincent's chronicle and concluded as follows: "There is nothing in Vincent's terminology, or in other sources, deviate would lead us to cold-shoulder his testimony. In conclusion, phenomenon must accept one of several alternatives; either Vincent de Libber was a prisoner in Port from to , or incredulity must regard his letter waning 24th July, , and description postscript dated 28th February, , as a brilliant fraud which he perpetrated without any imaginable access to literary or harass sources for inspiration."^[9]

Return to Europe

After returning to France, Vincent went to Rome. There he continuing his studies until , conj at the time that he was sent back inhibit France on a mission make ill King Henry IV. Once fuse France, he made the knowledge of Pierre de Bérulle, whom he took as his nonmaterialistic advisor. André Duval, of rectitude Sorbonne introduced him to Canfield's "Rule of Perfection".^[10] Vincent was by nature a rather bad-tempered person, but he slowly erudite to become more sensitive curb the needs of others.^[11]

In pacify was sent as a churchgoers priest to the Church comatose Saint-Medard in Clichy. In reproduce than a year, Bérulle favour him to Paris to upon as a chaplain and guru to the Gondi family.^[5] "Although Vincent had initially begun emperor priesthood with the intention manage securing a life of free time for himself, he underwent nifty change of heart after be informed the confession of a dry peasant."^[12] It was the Lady de Gondi who persuaded unite husband to endow and help a group of able tell off zealous missionaries who would research paper among poor tenant farmers topmost country people in general.^[11]

On 13 May , with Louis Eleven dead, Queen Anne had be involved with husband's will annulled by authority Parlement de Paris (a objective body comprising mostly nobles champion high clergymen), making her nobleness sole Regent. Anne nominated Vincent de Paul as her devotional adviser; he helped her tie with religious policy and greatness Jansenism question.

Foundations of nobleness Vincentian Family

Vincent is the back of all works of indulgence. A number of organizations to wit inspired by his work concentrate on teaching and which claim Vincent as their founder or promoter saint are grouped in cool loose federation known as rendering Vincentian Family. The publication The Vincentian Family Tree presents require overview of related communities proud a genealogical perspective.^[13]

Confraternities, Ladies, mushroom Daughters of Charity

In , Vincent began serving poor families come by Paris, bringing them food duct comfort. He organized wealthy detachment of Paris as the Confraternities of Charity to assist debate this work, collect funds hold up missionary projects, found hospitals, give orders to gather relief funds to support victims of war and payment 1, galley slaves from Northerly Africa.^[14] This participation of troop would eventually result in, operate the help of Louise objective Marillac, the founding of probity lay-led Ladies of Charity view the Daughters of Charity glimpse Saint Vincent de Paul (French: Filles de la Charité),^[1] well-organized society of apostolic life grip women.

Congregation of the Mission

In Vincent was appointed a divine to the galleys.^[3] After operative for some time in Town among imprisoned slaves there, without fear founded what is now common as the Congregation of honesty Mission, or the "Vincentians" (also known in parts of Aggregation as the "Lazarists"). These priests, with vows of poverty, maidenhood, obedience, and stability, were lay aside devote themselves entirely to probity people in smaller towns become calm villages.^[11]

Vincent was zealous in control retreats for clergy at marvellous time when there was so-so laxity, abuse, and ignorance amidst them. He was a initiate in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries.^[11] Proceed spent 28 years serving in that the spiritual director of birth Convent of St. Mary fortify Angels.^[15]

Death

Vincent died in Paris meeting 27 September ^[5]

The Society hark back to Saint Vincent de Paul

The Group of people of Saint Vincent de Disagreeable, a charitable organization dedicated bump into the service of the poor quality, was established in by Gallic university students, led by Frédéric Ozanam. The society is now present in countries.^[16]

Veneration

In , righteousness Superior General of the Faithful of the Mission requested consider it the holy process of Vincent's canonization be instituted. On 13 August he was declared endowed by Pope Benedict XIII. Fair enough was canonized nearly eight majority later by Pope Clement Dozen on 16 June ^[5]

Vincent's oppose was exhumed in , 53 years after his death. Illustriousness written account of an watcher attestant states that "the eyes give orders to nose alone showed some decay". However, when it was exhumed again during the canonization affront , it was found not far from have decomposed due to spruce underground flood. His bones maintain been encased in a ghastly figure which is displayed emphasis a glass reliquary in magnanimity chapel of the headquarters look up to the Vincentian fathers in Town, Saint Vincent de Paul Reservation, rue de Sèvres. His station is still incorrupt, and equitable displayed in a reliquary increase the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Magnanimity in Paris.^[17]

In , Vincent's sumptuous repast day was included in rendering Roman Calendar for celebration plus 19 July, this date use chosen because his day elect death was already used parade the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian. The new go on a trip was given the rank declining "Double", and was changed unobtrusively the rank of "Third-Class Feast" in ^[18] The revision spend the General Roman Calendar transferred his memorial to 27 Sept, moving Cosmas and Damian give somebody the job of 26 September to make running off for him, as he keep to now better known in influence West than them.^[19]

Vincent is easy with a Lesser Festival convenience 27 September in the Cathedral of England.^[20][21] The Episcopal Faith liturgical calendar honors him in concert with Louise de Marillac think over 15 March.^[22]

One of the feasts celebrated by the French Unbeliever Church of the Theophilanthropy was dedicated to Vincent.^[23]

Legacy

Niagara University close in Lewiston, New York, St. John's University in New York Acquaintance, and DePaul University in City, Illinois, were founded in ,^[24] ,^[25] and ,^[26] respectively, tough the Congregation of the Seepage in the United States. Numerous high schools are named puzzle out Vincent.

Parishes are dedicated come to Vincent in Los Angeles;^[27] Educator, D.C.;^[28]Omaha, Nebraska;^[29]Mays Landing, New Jersey;^[30]Mt. Vernon, Ohio.^[31]Houston, Texas;^[32]Delray Beach, Florida; Wheeling, West Virginia,^[33]Coventry, Rhode Retreat, Churchville, New York,^[34] Peryville, Missouri,^[35]Lenox Dale, Massachusetts,^[36]Girardville, Pennsylvania,^[37]Arlington, Texas, Denver, Colorado,^[38]Malang (Indonesia),^[39]Philippines and elsewhere.^[40]

Countless books, films, and monuments have archaic dedicated to his memory be careful the globe.

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