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Vincent de Paul

Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.


Vincent de Paul

Seventeenth-century portrait of Vincent by Simon François de Tours
Priest and founder
Born24 April 1581
Pouy, Gascony, Kingdom of France
Died27 September 1660(1660-09-27) (aged 79)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Venerated in
Beatified13 August 1729, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII
Canonized16 June 1737, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XII
Major shrineSaint Vincent de Paul Chapel,
95, Rue de Sèvres,
Paris, France
Feast27 September
19 July (Roman Calendar, 1737–1969)
Patronage

In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. After working for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley slaves, he returned to be the superior of what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission, or the "Vincentians" (in France known as "Lazaristes"), which he co-founded.

These Vincentian priests, with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability, were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages. Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a time when the local clergy's morals were flagging. He was a pioneer in seminary education and also founded the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. He is the namesake of the Vincentian Family of organizations, which includes both of the religious communities he founded.

He was renowned for his compassion, humility, and generosity. Vincent was canonized in 1737 and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.[1]

Early life and education edit

 
Ranquines, birthplace of Vincent

Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in the village of Pouy, in the province of Guyenne and Gascony, the Kingdom of France,[2]: 18  to peasant farmers; his father was Jean and his mother Bertrande de Moras de Paul. There was a stream named the "Paul" in the vicinity and it is believed that this might have been the derivation of the family name. He wrote the name as one word – Depaul, possibly to avoid the inference that he was of noble birth, but none of his correspondents did so.[2]: 21–22  He had three brothers – Jean, Bernard, and Gayon – and two sisters, Marie and Marie-Claudine.[3] He was the third child. He demonstrated a talent for literacy early in life, but also worked as a child, herding his family's livestock.[2] At 15, his father sent him to seminary, which he paid for by selling the family's oxen.[4]

For three years, Vincent studied at a college in Dax, France. It adjoined a monastery of the Friars Minor, where he resided. In 1597, he enrolled in theology at the University of Toulouse. The atmosphere at the university was rough. Fights broke out between various factions of students which escalated into armed battles. An official was murdered by two students. Nevertheless, he continued his studies, financing them by tutoring others. He was ordained on 23 September 1600, at the age of nineteen, in Château-l'Évêque, near Périgueux. This was against the regulations established by the Council of Trent which required a minimum of 24 years of age for ordination, so when he was appointed parish priest in Tilh, the appointment was appealed in the Court of Rome. Rather than respond to a lawsuit in which he would probably not have prevailed, he resigned from the position and continued his studies. On 12 October 1604, he received his Bachelor of Theology from the University of Toulouse. Later he received a Licentiate in Canon Law from the University of Paris.[2]: 31 

Abduction and slavery edit

Vincent wrote a letter in July 1607 and a postscript in February 1608 that described his experience of abduction and slavery. In 1605, Vincent sailed from Marseilles on his way back from Castres where he had gone to sell property he had inherited from a wealthy patron in Toulouse. He was taken captive by Barbary pirates, who took him to Tunis.[5] De Paul was auctioned off as a slave, and spent two years in bondage.[6]

His first master was a fisherman, but Vincent was unsuitable for this line of work due to sea-sickness and was soon sold. His next master was a spagyrical physician, alchemist and inventor. He became fascinated by his arts and was taught how to prepare and administer his master's spagyric remedies.[7]

The fame of Vincent's master became so great that it attracted the attention of men who summoned him to Istanbul. During the passage, the old man died and Vincent was sold once again.[2]: 50  His new master was a former Catholic priest and Franciscan from Nice, Guillaume Gautier. Gautier had converted to Islam in order to gain his freedom from slavery and was living in the mountains with three wives. The second wife, a Muslim by birth, was drawn to and visited Vincent in the fields to question him about his faith. She became convinced that his faith was true and admonished her husband for renouncing his Christianity. Her husband became remorseful and decided to escape back to France with his slave. They had to wait ten months, but finally they secretly boarded a small boat and crossed the Mediterranean, landing in Aigues-Mortes on 29 June 1607.[2]: 52 

Controversies about abduction narrative edit

Early biographies referred to Vincent's letters in describing his capture and enslavement from 1605 to 1607. More recently, however, some biographers have raised doubts about that narrative but have not suggested any alternative account of Vincent's life during those two years. The biographer Pierre Coste, who wrote Monsieur Vincent, a comprehensive biography based on correspondence, interviews, and documents, publicly confirmed the accuracy of Vincent's captivity and enslavement. According to Rédier,[who?] however, Coste privately questioned the reliability of Vincent's letters about his enslavement but kept those doubts private to avoid scandal and potential backlash.[8][9][10] Skeptics agree that the letters themselves were written by Vincent, but question Vincent's account of the events of 1605–1607. Pierre Grandchamps and Paul Debongnie have argued that the captivity narrative is implausible, whereas the analysis of Guy Turbet‑Delof strongly supported Vincent's account and concluded as follows: "There is nothing in Vincent's writing, or in other sources, that would lead us to reject his testimony. In conclusion, we must accept one of two alternatives; either Vincent de Paul was a prisoner in Tunis from 1605 to 1607, or we must regard his letter of 24th July, 1607, and the postscript dated 28th February, 1608, as a brilliant fraud which he perpetrated without any possible access to literary or other sources for inspiration."[10]

Return to Europe edit

After returning to France, Vincent went to Rome. There he continued his studies until 1609, when he was sent back to France on a mission to King Henry IV. Once in France, he made the acquaintance of Pierre de Bérulle, whom he took as his spiritual advisor. André Duval, of the Sorbonne introduced him to Canfield's "Rule of Perfection".[11] Vincent was by nature a rather irascible person, but he slowly learned to become more sensitive to the needs of others.[12]

In 1612 he was sent as a parish priest to the Church of Saint-Medard in Clichy. In less than a year, Bérulle recalled him to Paris to serve as a chaplain and tutor to the Gondi family.[5] "Although Vincent had initially begun his priesthood with the intention of securing a life of leisure for himself, he underwent a change of heart after hearing the confession of a dying peasant."[13] It was the Countess de Gondi who persuaded her husband to endow and support a group of able and zealous missionaries who would work among poor tenant farmers and country people in general.[12]

On 13 May 1643, with Louis XIII dead, Queen Anne had her husband's will annulled by the Parlement de Paris (a judicial body comprising mostly nobles and high clergymen), making her the sole Regent of France. Anne nominated Vincent de Paul as her spiritual adviser; he helped her deal with religious policy and the Jansenism question.

Foundations of the Vincentian Family edit

Vincent is the patron of all works of charity. A number of organizations specifically inspired by his work and teaching and which claim Vincent as their founder or patron saint are grouped in a loose federation known as the Vincentian Family. The 1996 publication The Vincentian Family Tree presents an overview of related communities from a genealogical perspective.[14]

Confraternities, Ladies, and Daughters of Charity edit

In 1617, Vincent began serving poor families in Paris, bringing them food and comfort. He organized wealthy women of Paris as the Confraternities of Charity to assist with this work, collect funds for missionary projects, found hospitals, and gather relief funds to assist victims of war and ransom 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa.[15] This participation of women would eventually result in, with the help of Louise de Marillac, the founding of the lay-led Ladies of Charity and the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (French: Filles de la Charité),[1] a society of apostolic life for women.

Congregation of the Mission edit

In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys.[3] After working for some time in Paris among imprisoned slaves there, he founded what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission, or the "Vincentians" (also known in parts of Europe as the "Lazarists"). These priests, with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability, were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages.[12]

Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a time when there was great laxity, abuse, and ignorance among them. He was a pioneer in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries.[12] He spent 28 years serving as the spiritual director of the Convent of St. Mary of Angels.[16]

Death edit

Vincent died in Paris on 27 September 1660.[5]

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul edit

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a charitable organization dedicated to the service of the poor, was established in 1833 by French university students, led by Frédéric Ozanam. The society is today present in 153 countries.[17]

 
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church in New York City, now closed

Veneration edit

 
1843 Medal of Saint Vincent de Paul by Artist Marius Penin, obverse
 
The Good Shepherd on the reverse of this medal

In 1705, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission requested that the holy process of Vincent's canonization be instituted. On 13 August 1729 he was declared blessed by Pope Benedict XIII. He was canonized nearly eight years later by Pope Clement XII on 16 June 1737.[5]

Vincent's body was exhumed in 1712, 53 years after his death. The written account of an eyewitness states that "the eyes and nose alone showed some decay". However, when it was exhumed again during the canonization in 1737, it was found to have decomposed due to an underground flood. His bones have been encased in a waxen figure which is displayed in a glass reliquary in the chapel of the headquarters of the Vincentian fathers in Paris, Saint Vincent de Paul Chapel, rue de Sèvres. His heart is still incorrupt, and is displayed in a reliquary in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris.[18]

 
The waxen mask and hands encasing Vincent's bones

In 1737, Vincent's feast day was included in the Roman Calendar for celebration on 19 July, this date being chosen because his day of death was already used for the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian. The new celebration was given the rank of "Double", and was changed to the rank of "Third-Class Feast" in 1960.[19] The 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar transferred his memorial to 27 September, moving Cosmas and Damian to 26 September to make way for him, as he is now better known in the West than them.[20]

Vincent is honored with a Lesser Festival on 27 September in the Church of England.[21][22] The Episcopal Church liturgical calendar honors him together with Louise de Marillac on 15 March.[23]

One of the feasts celebrated by the French Deist Church of the Theophilanthropy was dedicated to Vincent.[24]

Legacy edit

Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, St. John's University in New York City, and DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, were founded in 1856,[25] 1870[26] and 1898,[27] respectively, by the Congregation of the Mission in the United States.

Parishes are dedicated to Vincent in Los Angeles;[28] Washington, DC;[29] Syracuse, New York; Chicago, Illinois;[30] Omaha, Nebraska;[31] Mays Landing, New Jersey;[32] Mt. Vernon, Ohio.[33] Houston, Texas;[34] Delray Beach, Florida; Wheeling, West Virginia,[35] Coventry, Rhode Island, Churchville, New York,[36] Peryville, Missouri,[37] Lenox Dale, Massachusetts,[38] Girardville, Pennsylvania,[39] Arlington, Texas, Denver, Colorado,[40] and elsewhere.

Schools are dedicated in Vincent's name. High schools, DePaul College Prep, affiliated with DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois and DePaul Catholic High School, in Wayne, New Jersey; Los Angeles[41]

St. Vincent de Paul Village, a mission-style campus of affordable and supportive apartments is dedicated in Vincent's name in San Diego, California.[42]

In New Zealand, the Society of St Vincent de Paul was founded in July 1867 by Father Jean Baptiste Chataigner, a Marist priest (Society of Mary). It is a lay organisation working towards a "more just and compassionate society".[43]

A long-term care 1,200 bed facility for elderly people is dedicated to St. Vincent de Paul in Malta. In the Philippines, a church is dedicated to him located in Ermita, Manila, Adamson University and San Juan de Dios College adopted him as their Patron Saint after the Vincentian Priests took over the university and College.[citation needed]

In Indonesia, a hospital in Surabaya called St Vincent de Paul is dedicated to him, as early development of the hospital were carried out by the Lazarists.

In Brazil, several schools are named in honor of St. Vincent de Paul, with Colégio São Vicente de Paulo in São Paulo, founded in 1918, being one of the most traditional.[44]

The example of Vincent de Paul and the Lazarists inspired Charles Fuge Lowder to found the Society of the Holy Cross in the Church of England.[45]

A 1983 St. Vincent statue is exhibited in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film that popularized the story of St. Vincent in mass media.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Attwater, Donald (1982) The Penguin Dictionary of Saints p 337, Aylesbury
  2. ^ a b c d e f Coste, Pierre (1931). Monsieur Vincent: Le Grand Saint du grand siècle [Mr. Vincent: The Great Saint of the Great Century] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Desclée de Brouwer – via DePaul University.
  3. ^ a b Butler's Lives of the Saints, (Michael Walsh, ed.), (1991) p 304, HarperCollins Publishers, New York
  4. ^ Family, Seton Healthcare. "St. Vincent de Paul – Seton". seton.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d   Dégert, Antoine (1913). "St. Vincent de Paul". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ "Saint Vincent de Paul, a biography 04 – The story of his captivity – We are Vincentians". vincentians.com. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. ^ Pormann, Peter E.; Savage-Smith, Emilie (2007). Medieval Islamic Medicine. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2066-1.
  8. ^ Poole, Stafford C.M. (1999) "Pierre Coste and Catherine Laboure: The Conflict of Historical Criticism and Popular Devotion," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 3, pp. 257.
  9. ^ Poole, Stafford C.M. (1992) "The Formative Years of a Saint: Vincent de Paul: 1595–1617," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 1, pp. 98.
  10. ^ a b "Saint Vincent de Paul, a biography 05 – Fiction or historical fact? A serious problem for the critics – We are Vincentians". vincentians.com. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  11. ^ O'Donnell C. M., Hugh. "Vincent de Paul: His Life and Way", Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac: Rules, Conferences, and Writings, (Frances Ryan and John E. Rybolt, eds.), Paulist Press, 1995 ISBN 9780809135646
  12. ^ a b c d "St. Vincent de Paul", Franciscan Media ISBN 978-0-86716-887-7
  13. ^ "St. Vincent de Paul", Catholic News Agency
  14. ^ McNeil, Betty Ann (1996). The Vincentian Family Tree: A Genealogical Study. Chicago: Vincentian Studies ………..Institute.
  15. ^ Padberg, Collette; Hannefin, Daniel (1982-01-01). "Saint Vincent's First Foundation: The Ladies of Charity". Vincentian Heritage Journal. 3 (1). ISSN 0277-2205.
  16. ^ "Temples in Paris: Catholic churches and other places devoted to Protestant worship after the Concordat in 1801". Musée virtuel du Protestantisme.
  17. ^ International Society Web Site (ssvpglobal.org) (2020)
  18. ^ Joan Carroll Cruz (1977) The Incorruptibles pp. 248–9, Tan Books and Publishers, Inc.
  19. ^ General Roman Calendar of 1960
  20. ^ Calendarium Romanum p. 140 (1969) Libreria Editrice Vaticana
  21. ^ "Lesser Festivals". The Church of England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  22. ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  23. ^ Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018. Church Publishing, Inc. 2019-12-01. ISBN 978-1-64065-234-7.
  24. ^   Sollier, Joseph Francis (1913). "Theophilanthropists". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  25. ^ University, Niagara. "History". niagara.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  26. ^ "University Facts – St. John's University". stjohns.edu. January 1865. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  27. ^ "History & Timeline – About – DePaul University – DePaul University, Chicago". depaul.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  28. ^ "St. Vincent". stvincentla.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  29. ^ "St. Vincent de Paul". St. Vincent de Paul. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  30. ^ St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Lincoln Park, Chicago
  31. ^ "St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church". svdpomaha.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  32. ^ Cece, Matt. "St. Vincent de Paul, Mays Landing NJ – Home". vincentdepaul.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  33. ^ "STV". st-vincentdepaul.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  34. ^ St. Vincent de Paul, Houston, Texas; St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Austin, Texas
  35. ^ . stvincentschool.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  36. ^ "St. Vincent's, Churchville, New York". stvincentdepaulchurch.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  37. ^ "Home". www.svdepaul.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  38. ^ . m.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  39. ^ . stjospar.org. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  40. ^ "St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish – Living Stewardship in Faith". saintvincents.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  41. ^ . stvincentla.net. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  42. ^ "St. Vincent de Paul Village, San Diego, California".
  43. ^ "Home". vinnies-wellington.org.nz.
  44. ^ "Colégio São Vicente de Paulo, São Paulo, SP".
  45. ^ Trench, Maria. Charles Lowder, A Biography, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London, 1882.

External links edit

  • Works by or about Vincent de Paul at Internet Archive
  •   Life of St. Vincent de Paul public domain audiobook at LibriVox
  • Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica
  • Vincent on Leadership: The Hay Project
  • "St. Vincent of Paul, Kethepally" 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, De Paul School at Kethepally was established in the year 2001.

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St Vincent de Paul redirects here For other uses see Vincent de Paul disambiguation Vincent de Paul CM 24 April 1581 27 September 1660 commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor SaintVincent de PaulC M Seventeenth century portrait of Vincent by Simon Francois de ToursPriest and founderBorn24 April 1581Pouy Gascony Kingdom of FranceDied27 September 1660 1660 09 27 aged 79 Paris Kingdom of FranceVenerated inCatholic ChurchAnglican CommunionBeatified13 August 1729 Rome Papal States by Pope Benedict XIIICanonized16 June 1737 Rome Papal States by Pope Clement XIIMajor shrineSaint Vincent de Paul Chapel 95 Rue de Sevres Paris FranceFeast27 September19 July Roman Calendar 1737 1969 PatronageCharitieshorseshospitalsleprosylost articlesMadagascarprisonersRichmond Virginiaspiritual helpSaint Vincent de Paul SocietiesSacred Heart Cathedral PreparatoryVincentian Service Corpsvolunteers In 1622 Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys After working for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley slaves he returned to be the superior of what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission or the Vincentians in France known as Lazaristes which he co founded These Vincentian priests with vows of poverty chastity obedience and stability were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a time when the local clergy s morals were flagging He was a pioneer in seminary education and also founded the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul He is the namesake of the Vincentian Family of organizations which includes both of the religious communities he founded He was renowned for his compassion humility and generosity Vincent was canonized in 1737 and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 Abduction and slavery 2 Controversies about abduction narrative 3 Return to Europe 4 Foundations of the Vincentian Family 4 1 Confraternities Ladies and Daughters of Charity 4 2 Congregation of the Mission 5 Death 6 The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul 7 Veneration 8 Legacy 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksEarly life and education edit nbsp Ranquines birthplace of Vincent Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in the village of Pouy in the province of Guyenne and Gascony the Kingdom of France 2 18 to peasant farmers his father was Jean and his mother Bertrande de Moras de Paul There was a stream named the Paul in the vicinity and it is believed that this might have been the derivation of the family name He wrote the name as one word Depaul possibly to avoid the inference that he was of noble birth but none of his correspondents did so 2 21 22 He had three brothers Jean Bernard and Gayon and two sisters Marie and Marie Claudine 3 He was the third child He demonstrated a talent for literacy early in life but also worked as a child herding his family s livestock 2 At 15 his father sent him to seminary which he paid for by selling the family s oxen 4 For three years Vincent studied at a college in Dax France It adjoined a monastery of the Friars Minor where he resided In 1597 he enrolled in theology at the University of Toulouse The atmosphere at the university was rough Fights broke out between various factions of students which escalated into armed battles An official was murdered by two students Nevertheless he continued his studies financing them by tutoring others He was ordained on 23 September 1600 at the age of nineteen in Chateau l Eveque near Perigueux This was against the regulations established by the Council of Trent which required a minimum of 24 years of age for ordination so when he was appointed parish priest in Tilh the appointment was appealed in the Court of Rome Rather than respond to a lawsuit in which he would probably not have prevailed he resigned from the position and continued his studies On 12 October 1604 he received his Bachelor of Theology from the University of Toulouse Later he received a Licentiate in Canon Law from the University of Paris 2 31 Abduction and slavery edit Vincent wrote a letter in July 1607 and a postscript in February 1608 that described his experience of abduction and slavery In 1605 Vincent sailed from Marseilles on his way back from Castres where he had gone to sell property he had inherited from a wealthy patron in Toulouse He was taken captive by Barbary pirates who took him to Tunis 5 De Paul was auctioned off as a slave and spent two years in bondage 6 His first master was a fisherman but Vincent was unsuitable for this line of work due to sea sickness and was soon sold His next master was a spagyrical physician alchemist and inventor He became fascinated by his arts and was taught how to prepare and administer his master s spagyric remedies 7 The fame of Vincent s master became so great that it attracted the attention of men who summoned him to Istanbul During the passage the old man died and Vincent was sold once again 2 50 His new master was a former Catholic priest and Franciscan from Nice Guillaume Gautier Gautier had converted to Islam in order to gain his freedom from slavery and was living in the mountains with three wives The second wife a Muslim by birth was drawn to and visited Vincent in the fields to question him about his faith She became convinced that his faith was true and admonished her husband for renouncing his Christianity Her husband became remorseful and decided to escape back to France with his slave They had to wait ten months but finally they secretly boarded a small boat and crossed the Mediterranean landing in Aigues Mortes on 29 June 1607 2 52 Controversies about abduction narrative editEarly biographies referred to Vincent s letters in describing his capture and enslavement from 1605 to 1607 More recently however some biographers have raised doubts about that narrative but have not suggested any alternative account of Vincent s life during those two years The biographer Pierre Coste who wrote Monsieur Vincent a comprehensive biography based on correspondence interviews and documents publicly confirmed the accuracy of Vincent s captivity and enslavement According to Redier who however Coste privately questioned the reliability of Vincent s letters about his enslavement but kept those doubts private to avoid scandal and potential backlash 8 9 10 Skeptics agree that the letters themselves were written by Vincent but question Vincent s account of the events of 1605 1607 Pierre Grandchamps and Paul Debongnie have argued that the captivity narrative is implausible whereas the analysis of Guy Turbet Delof strongly supported Vincent s account and concluded as follows There is nothing in Vincent s writing or in other sources that would lead us to reject his testimony In conclusion we must accept one of two alternatives either Vincent de Paul was a prisoner in Tunis from 1605 to 1607 or we must regard his letter of 24th July 1607 and the postscript dated 28th February 1608 as a brilliant fraud which he perpetrated without any possible access to literary or other sources for inspiration 10 Return to Europe editAfter returning to France Vincent went to Rome There he continued his studies until 1609 when he was sent back to France on a mission to King Henry IV Once in France he made the acquaintance of Pierre de Berulle whom he took as his spiritual advisor Andre Duval of the Sorbonne introduced him to Canfield s Rule of Perfection 11 Vincent was by nature a rather irascible person but he slowly learned to become more sensitive to the needs of others 12 In 1612 he was sent as a parish priest to the Church of Saint Medard in Clichy In less than a year Berulle recalled him to Paris to serve as a chaplain and tutor to the Gondi family 5 Although Vincent had initially begun his priesthood with the intention of securing a life of leisure for himself he underwent a change of heart after hearing the confession of a dying peasant 13 It was the Countess de Gondi who persuaded her husband to endow and support a group of able and zealous missionaries who would work among poor tenant farmers and country people in general 12 On 13 May 1643 with Louis XIII dead Queen Anne had her husband s will annulled by the Parlement de Paris a judicial body comprising mostly nobles and high clergymen making her the sole Regent of France Anne nominated Vincent de Paul as her spiritual adviser he helped her deal with religious policy and the Jansenism question Foundations of the Vincentian Family editVincent is the patron of all works of charity A number of organizations specifically inspired by his work and teaching and which claim Vincent as their founder or patron saint are grouped in a loose federation known as the Vincentian Family The 1996 publication The Vincentian Family Tree presents an overview of related communities from a genealogical perspective 14 Confraternities Ladies and Daughters of Charity edit In 1617 Vincent began serving poor families in Paris bringing them food and comfort He organized wealthy women of Paris as the Confraternities of Charity to assist with this work collect funds for missionary projects found hospitals and gather relief funds to assist victims of war and ransom 1 200 galley slaves from North Africa 15 This participation of women would eventually result in with the help of Louise de Marillac the founding of the lay led Ladies of Charity and the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul French Filles de la Charite 1 a society of apostolic life for women Congregation of the Mission edit In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys 3 After working for some time in Paris among imprisoned slaves there he founded what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission or the Vincentians also known in parts of Europe as the Lazarists These priests with vows of poverty chastity obedience and stability were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages 12 Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a time when there was great laxity abuse and ignorance among them He was a pioneer in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries 12 He spent 28 years serving as the spiritual director of the Convent of St Mary of Angels 16 Death editVincent died in Paris on 27 September 1660 5 The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul editThe Society of Saint Vincent de Paul a charitable organization dedicated to the service of the poor was established in 1833 by French university students led by Frederic Ozanam The society is today present in 153 countries 17 nbsp St Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church in New York City now closedVeneration edit nbsp 1843 Medal of Saint Vincent de Paul by Artist Marius Penin obverse nbsp The Good Shepherd on the reverse of this medal In 1705 the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission requested that the holy process of Vincent s canonization be instituted On 13 August 1729 he was declared blessed by Pope Benedict XIII He was canonized nearly eight years later by Pope Clement XII on 16 June 1737 5 Vincent s body was exhumed in 1712 53 years after his death The written account of an eyewitness states that the eyes and nose alone showed some decay However when it was exhumed again during the canonization in 1737 it was found to have decomposed due to an underground flood His bones have been encased in a waxen figure which is displayed in a glass reliquary in the chapel of the headquarters of the Vincentian fathers in Paris Saint Vincent de Paul Chapel rue de Sevres His heart is still incorrupt and is displayed in a reliquary in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris 18 nbsp The waxen mask and hands encasing Vincent s bones In 1737 Vincent s feast day was included in the Roman Calendar for celebration on 19 July this date being chosen because his day of death was already used for the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian The new celebration was given the rank of Double and was changed to the rank of Third Class Feast in 1960 19 The 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar transferred his memorial to 27 September moving Cosmas and Damian to 26 September to make way for him as he is now better known in the West than them 20 Vincent is honored with a Lesser Festival on 27 September in the Church of England 21 22 The Episcopal Church liturgical calendar honors him together with Louise de Marillac on 15 March 23 One of the feasts celebrated by the French Deist Church of the Theophilanthropy was dedicated to Vincent 24 Legacy editNiagara University in Lewiston New York St John s University in New York City and DePaul University in Chicago Illinois were founded in 1856 25 1870 26 and 1898 27 respectively by the Congregation of the Mission in the United States Parishes are dedicated to Vincent in Los Angeles 28 Washington DC 29 Syracuse New York Chicago Illinois 30 Omaha Nebraska 31 Mays Landing New Jersey 32 Mt Vernon Ohio 33 Houston Texas 34 Delray Beach Florida Wheeling West Virginia 35 Coventry Rhode Island Churchville New York 36 Peryville Missouri 37 Lenox Dale Massachusetts 38 Girardville Pennsylvania 39 Arlington Texas Denver Colorado 40 and elsewhere Schools are dedicated in Vincent s name High schools DePaul College Prep affiliated with DePaul University in Chicago Illinois and DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne New Jersey Los Angeles 41 St Vincent de Paul Village a mission style campus of affordable and supportive apartments is dedicated in Vincent s name in San Diego California 42 In New Zealand the Society of St Vincent de Paul was founded in July 1867 by Father Jean Baptiste Chataigner a Marist priest Society of Mary It is a lay organisation working towards a more just and compassionate society 43 A long term care 1 200 bed facility for elderly people is dedicated to St Vincent de Paul in Malta In the Philippines a church is dedicated to him located in Ermita Manila Adamson University and San Juan de Dios College adopted him as their Patron Saint after the Vincentian Priests took over the university and College citation needed In Indonesia a hospital in Surabaya called St Vincent de Paul is dedicated to him as early development of the hospital were carried out by the Lazarists In Brazil several schools are named in honor of St Vincent de Paul with Colegio Sao Vicente de Paulo in Sao Paulo founded in 1918 being one of the most traditional 44 The example of Vincent de Paul and the Lazarists inspired Charles Fuge Lowder to found the Society of the Holy Cross in the Church of England 45 A 1983 St Vincent statue is exhibited in Indianapolis Indiana Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film that popularized the story of St Vincent in mass media See also editList of Superior Generals of the Congregation of the Mission List of Catholic saints List of slaves Saint Vincent de Paul patron saint archive Union chretienne de Saint Chaumond Poitiers Cofounded by St Vincent de PaulReferences edit a b Attwater Donald 1982 The Penguin Dictionary of Saints p 337 Aylesbury a b c d e f Coste Pierre 1931 Monsieur Vincent Le Grand Saint du grand siecle Mr Vincent The Great Saint of the Great Century PDF in French Paris Desclee de Brouwer via DePaul University a b Butler s Lives of the Saints Michael Walsh ed 1991 p 304 HarperCollins Publishers New York Family Seton Healthcare St Vincent de Paul Seton seton net Retrieved 27 March 2018 a b c d nbsp Degert Antoine 1913 St Vincent de Paul In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 15 New York Robert Appleton Company Saint Vincent de Paul a biography 04 The story of his captivity We are Vincentians vincentians com 24 December 2016 Retrieved 2018 04 08 Pormann Peter E Savage Smith Emilie 2007 Medieval Islamic Medicine Edinburgh University Press ISBN 978 0 7486 2066 1 Poole Stafford C M 1999 Pierre Coste and Catherine Laboure The Conflict of Historical Criticism and Popular Devotion Vincentian Heritage Journal Vol 20 Iss 2 Article 3 pp 257 Poole Stafford C M 1992 The Formative Years of a Saint Vincent de Paul 1595 1617 Vincentian Heritage Journal Vol 13 Iss 2 Article 1 pp 98 a b Saint Vincent de Paul a biography 05 Fiction or historical fact A serious problem for the critics We are Vincentians vincentians com 25 December 2016 Retrieved 2018 04 08 O Donnell C M Hugh Vincent de Paul His Life and Way Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac Rules Conferences and Writings Frances Ryan and John E Rybolt eds Paulist Press 1995 ISBN 9780809135646 a b c d St Vincent de Paul Franciscan Media ISBN 978 0 86716 887 7 St Vincent de Paul Catholic News Agency McNeil Betty Ann 1996 The Vincentian Family Tree A Genealogical Study Chicago Vincentian Studies Institute Padberg Collette Hannefin Daniel 1982 01 01 Saint Vincent s First Foundation The Ladies of Charity Vincentian Heritage Journal 3 1 ISSN 0277 2205 Temples in Paris Catholic churches and other places devoted to Protestant worship after the Concordat in 1801 Musee virtuel du Protestantisme International Society Web Site ssvpglobal org 2020 Joan Carroll Cruz 1977 The Incorruptibles pp 248 9 Tan Books and Publishers Inc General Roman Calendar of 1960 Calendarium Romanum p 140 1969 Libreria Editrice Vaticana Lesser Festivals The Church of England Retrieved 10 April 2019 The Calendar The Church of England Retrieved 2021 03 27 Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 Church Publishing Inc 2019 12 01 ISBN 978 1 64065 234 7 nbsp Sollier Joseph Francis 1913 Theophilanthropists In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 14 New York Robert Appleton Company University Niagara History niagara edu Retrieved 27 March 2018 University Facts St John s University stjohns edu January 1865 Retrieved 27 March 2018 History amp Timeline About DePaul University DePaul University Chicago depaul edu Retrieved 27 March 2018 St Vincent stvincentla net Retrieved 27 March 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