Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was a Occitan French
Catholic
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priest
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who dedicated himself to serving the
poor
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little
.
In 1622 Vincent was appointed a 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
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, or the "Vincentians" (in France known as "Lazaristes").
These 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 founded the Congregation of the Mission and the
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul ( la, Societas Filiarum Caritatis a Sancto Vincentio de Paulo), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul, is a Society of Apostolic ...
.
He was renowned for his compassion, humility, and generosity. Vincent was
canonized
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Catholic Church
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and the
Anglican Communion
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.Attwater, Donald (1982) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Saints'' p 337, Aylesbury
Early life and education
Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in the village of Pouy, in the Province of
Guyenne
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The name "Guyenne" comes from ''Aguyenne'', a popular transformation of ...
and
Gascony
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, the
Kingdom of France
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, 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. He had three brothers – Jean, Bernard, and Gayon – and two sisters, Marie and Marie-Claudine.''Butler's Lives of the Saints'', (Michael Walsh, ed.), (1991) p 304, HarperCollins Publishers, New York 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. At 15, his father sent him to seminary, which he paid for by selling the family's oxen.
For three years, Vincent studied at a college in
Dax, France
Dax (; oc, Dacs; eu, Akize) is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.
It is known as a spa destination, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. Dax is also kn ...
. It adjoined a monastery of the
Friars Minor
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, where he resided. In 1597, he enrolled in theology at the
University of Toulouse
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. 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
Château-l'Évêque (; Limousin: ''Lo Chasteu'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Château-l'Évêque station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.
Population
Castle
The ...
, near
Périgueux
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Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord. It is al ...
. This was against the regulations established by the
Council of Trent
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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
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from the University of Toulouse. Later he received a Licentiate in
Canon Law
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from the
University of Paris
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.
Abduction and enslavement
Traditional biographies of Vincent describe his capture and enslavement during two years away from France, from 1605 to 1607. More recent biographies, starting with Antoine Rédier's ''La vraie vie de Saint Vincent de Paul,'' doubt this narrative. 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, Coste held the opposing view in private, and questioned the reliability of the two letters supporting the account of Vincent's enslavement.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. To avoid scandal and possible backlash, Coste kept his doubt of the slavery narrative private. Skeptics agree that the letters themselves were written by Vincent, but question Vincent's account of the events of 1605–1607. There is no alternative account of Vincent's life during these two years, but Pierre Grandchamps and Paul Debongnie argue that the captivity narrative is implausible.
According to the letters, in 1605, Vincent sailed from
Marseilles
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on his way back from
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lang ...
where he had gone to sell property he had inherited from a wealthy patron in
Toulouse
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slave
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, and spent two years in bondage.
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
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and inventor. He became fascinated by his arts and was taught how to prepare and administer his master's spagyric remedies.
The fame of Vincent's master became so great that it attracted the attention of men who summoned him to
Istanbul
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. During the passage, the old man died and Vincent was sold once again. His new master was a former priest and
Franciscan
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from
Nice
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, Guillaume Gautier. He, 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
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, landing in
Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes (; oc, Aigas Mòrtas) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region of southern France. The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved. Situated on the junction of the Canal du Rhône à Sèt ...
on 29 June 1607.
Return to Europe
After returning to France, Vincent went to
Rome
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. There he continued his studies until 1609 when he was sent back to France on a mission to King Henry IV. Once in
France
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, he made the acquaintance of
Pierre de Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle (4 February 1575 – 2 October 1629) was a French Catholic priest, cardinal and statesman, one of the most important mystics of the 17th century in France. He was the founder of the French school of spirituality, who could c ...
, whom he took as his spiritual advisor. André Duval, of the
Sorbonne
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introduced him to Canfield's "Rule of Perfection".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 Vincent was by nature a rather irascible person, but he slowly learned to become more sensitive to the needs of others.
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
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. "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." 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."St. Vincent de Paul", Franciscan Media
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
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question.
Foundation of religious congregations
In 1617, Vincent contacted the Daughters of Charity and they then introduced him to poor families. Vincent then brought them food and comfort. He organized these wealthy women of Paris to collect funds for missionary projects, founded hospitals, and gather relief funds for the victims of war and to ransom 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa. This participation of women would eventually result in, with the help of
Louise de Marillac
Louise de Marillac , also Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United ...
, the
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul ( la, Societas Filiarum Caritatis a Sancto Vincentio de Paulo), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul, is a Society of Apostolic ...
Catholic Church
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.
In 1622 Vincent was appointed a 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
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, or the "Vincentians" (in France known as "Lazaristes"). These 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 there was great laxity, abuse, and ignorance among them. He was a pioneer in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries. He spent 28 years serving as the spiritual director of the Convent of St. Mary of Angels.
Vincent died in Paris on 27 September 1660.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
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 Vincentian Family comprises organizations inspired by the life and work of Vincent de Paul, a 17th-century priest who "transformed the face of France."
He directly founded the Confraternities of Charity (today known as the AIC) the Congregati ...
. The 1996 publication ''The Vincentian Family Tree'' presents an overview of related communities from a genealogical perspective.
Among these organizations is the
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP or SVdP or SSVP) is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor.
Innumerable Catholic parishes have ...
, a charitable organization dedicated to the service of the poor, established in
1833
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by French university students, led by the
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. The society is today present in 153 countries.
Veneration
In 1705, the Superior General of the
Congregation of the Mission
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requested that the holy process of Vincent's
canonization
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be instituted. On 13 August 1729 he was declared
blessed
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by
Pope Benedict XIII
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. He was
canonized
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nearly eight years later by
Pope Clement XII
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on 16 June 1737.
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
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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
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, and is displayed in a
reliquary
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in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris.
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
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. The new celebration was given the
rank
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* Diplomatic rank
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of "Double", and was changed to the rank of "Third-Class Feast" in 1960. The 1969 revision of the
General Roman Calendar
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transferred his
memorial
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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.
Vincent is honored with a
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on
27 September
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in the
Church of England
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Louise de Marillac
Louise de Marillac , also Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United ...
on 15 March.
One of the feasts celebrated by the French Deist Church of the Theophilanthropy was dedicated to Vincent.
Legacy
Niagara University
Niagara University (NU) is a private Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition in Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. It is run by the Congregation of the Mission and has 3,300 undergraduate students in 50 academic programs. Appro ...
in
Lewiston, NY
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New York, New York
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, and
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...
in
Chicago, Illinois
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were founded in 1856, 1870 and 1898, respectively, by the
Congregation of the Mission
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in the United States.
Parishes are dedicated to Vincent in Los Angeles; Washington, DC; Syracuse, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
Omaha, Nebraska
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;
Mays Landing, New Jersey
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Delray Beach, Florida
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;
Wheeling, West Virginia
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,
Coventry, Rhode Island
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,
Churchville, New York
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Girardville, Pennsylvania
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,
Arlington, Texas
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,
Denver, Colorado
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, and elsewhere.
Schools are also dedicated in Vincent's name. High schools,
DePaul College Prep
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, affiliated with DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois and DePaul Catholic High School, in
Wayne, New Jersey
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;
Los Angeles
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St. Vincent de Paul Village, a mission-style campus of affordable and supportive apartments is dedicated in Vincent's name in San Diego, CA.
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".
A long-term care 1,200 bed facility for elderly people is dedicated to St. Vincent de Paul in
Malta
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. In the
Philippines
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, a church is dedicated to him located in Ermita,
Manila
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,
Adamson University
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and San Juan de Dios College adopted him as their Patron Saint after the Vincentian Priests took over the University and College.
The example of Vincent de Paul and the Lazarists inspired
Charles Fuge Lowder
Charles Fuge Lowder (22 June 1820 – 9 September 1880) was a priest of the Church of England. He was the founder of the Society of the Holy Cross, a society for Anglo-Catholic priests.
Early life
Charles Lowder was born on 22 June 182 ...
to found the
Society of the Holy Cross
The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC; la, Societas Sanctae Crucis) is an international Anglo-Catholic society of male priests with members in the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican movement, who live under a common rule of life that i ...
in the Church of England.Trench, Maria. ''Charles Lowder, A Biography'', Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London, 1882.
A 1983 '' St. Vincent'' statue is exhibited in Indianapolis, Indiana.
List of Catholic saints
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List of slaves
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Union chrétienne de Saint-Chaumond (Poitiers) Union chrétienne de Saint-Chaumond is a private Catholic school in Poitiers
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the histo ...