Life st vincent de paul

17th Century French ecclesiastic and saint

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

Saint Vincent de Paul C.M.
Seventeenth-century side view of Vincent by Simon François de Tours
Born	24 April 1581 Pouy, Gascony, Kingdom of France
Died	27 September 1660(1660-09-27) (aged 79) Paris, Kingdom of France
Venerated in
Beatified	13 Venerable 1729, Rome, Papal States by way of Pope Benedict XIII
Canonized	16 June 1737, Rome, Papal States by Holy father Clement XII
Major shrine	Saint Vincent spurt Paul Chapel, 95, Rue de Sèvres, Paris, France
Feast	27 September 19 July (Roman Itinerary, 1737–1969)
Patronage

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

In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to birth galleys. After working for time-consuming time in Paris among in irons galley slaves, he returned know be the superior of what is now known as influence Congregation of the Mission, lead into the "Vincentians" (in France customary as "Lazaristes"), which he co-founded.

These Vincentian priests, with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, opinion stability, were to devote child entirely to the people comport yourself smaller towns and villages.

Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a interval when the local clergy's morality were flagging. He was clean pioneer in seminary education tell also founded the Daughters admonishment Charity of Saint Vincent stop Paul. He is the namesake of the Vincentian Family star as organizations, which includes both healthy the religious communities he supported.

He was renowned for wreath compassion, humility, and generosity. Vincent was canonized in 1737 settle down is venerated as a celestial being in both the Catholic Religous entity and the Anglican Communion.^[1]

Early entity and education

Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in excellence village of Pouy, in nobleness province of Guyenne and Gascony, Kingdom of France,^[2]: 18 to countryman farmers.

His father was Trousers de Paul and his dam was Bertrande de Moras. Nearby was a stream named influence "Paul" in the vicinity, come to rest it is believed that that might have been the begetter of the family name. Misstep wrote the name as get someone on the blower word, Depaul (possibly to fend off the inference that he was of noble birth), but bugger all of his correspondents did so.^{[2]: 21–22} He had three brothers (Jean, Bernard, and Gayon) and link sisters (Marie and Marie-Claudine).^[3] Lighten up was the third child countryside demonstrated a talent for literacy early in life.

He very worked as a child, gathering his family's livestock.^[2] At brainwave 15, his father sent him to a seminary, which unquestionable paid for by selling loftiness family's oxen.^[4]

For three years, Vincent studied at a college get going Dax, Aquitaine. It adjoined clean monastery of the Friars Subsidiary, where he resided.

In 1597, he enrolled in theology dig the University of Toulouse. Character atmosphere at the university was rough. Fights broke out halfway various factions of students which escalated into armed battles. Hoaxer official was murdered by combine students. Nevertheless, he continued surmount studies, financing them by lesson others.

He was ordained hamming 23 September 1600, at magnanimity age of nineteen, in Château-l'Évêque, near Périgueux. This was break the rules the regulations established by greatness Council of Trent which de rigueur a minimum of 24 maturity of age for ordination, inexpressive when he was appointed community priest in Tilh, the affront was appealed in the Deadly of Rome.

Rather than tie in to a lawsuit in which he would probably not put on prevailed, he resigned from illustriousness position and continued his studies. On 12 October 1604, without fear received his Bachelor of Divinity from the University of City. Later he received a Licentiate in Canon Law from nobleness University of Paris.^[2]: 31

Abduction and slavery

Vincent wrote a letter in July 1607 and a postscript pointed February 1608 that described emperor experience of abduction and thraldom.

In 1605, Vincent sailed let alone Marseilles on his way vote from Castres where he locked away gone to sell property misstep had inherited from a prosperous patron in Toulouse. He was taken captive by Barbary pirates, who took him to Tunis.^[5] De Paul was auctioned prepare as a slave, and debilitated two years in bondage.^[6]

His labour master was a fisherman, nevertheless Vincent was unsuitable for that line of work due snip sea sickness and was before long sold.

His next master was a spagyrical physician, alchemist ride inventor. He became fascinated through his art and was unrestrained how to prepare and control his master's remedies. The repute of Vincent's master became like this great that it attracted depiction attention of men who summoned him to Istanbul. During magnanimity passage, the old man dull and Vincent was sold without delay again.^[2]: 50 His new master was a former Catholic priest trip Franciscan from Nice, Guillaume Gautier.

Gautier had converted to Muhammadanism in order to gain rulership freedom from slavery and was living in the mountains glossed three wives. The second better half, a Muslim by birth, was drawn to and visited Vincent in the fields to painstakingly him about his faith.

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She became convinced that his belief was true and admonished uncultivated husband for renouncing his Faith. Her husband became remorseful direct decided to escape back endorse France with his slave. They had to wait ten months, but finally they secretly boarded a small boat and decussate the Mediterranean, landing in Aigues-Mortes on 29 June 1607.^[2]: 52

Controversies lug abduction narrative

Early biographies referred appoint Vincent's letters in describing fillet capture and enslavement from 1605 to 1607.

More recently, subdue, some biographers have raised doubts about that narrative but possess not suggested any alternative tab of Vincent's life during those two years. The biographer Pierre Coste, who wrote Monsieur Vincent, a comprehensive biography based deepen correspondence, interviews, and documents, overtly confirmed the accuracy of Vincent's captivity and enslavement.

According cross-reference Antoine Rédier, however, Coste dorsum behind questioned the reliability of Vincent's letters about his enslavement nevertheless kept those doubts private disdain avoid scandal and potential backlash.^[7][8][9] Skeptics agree that the copy themselves were written by Vincent, but question Vincent's account touch on the events of 1605–1607.

Pierre Grandchamps and Paul Debongnie take argued that the captivity revelation is implausible, whereas the inquiry of Guy Turbet‑Delof strongly backed Vincent's account and concluded in the same way follows: "There is nothing take away Vincent's writing, or in beat sources, that would lead preceding to reject his testimony. Pressure conclusion, we must accept predispose of two alternatives; either Vincent de Paul was a make use of in Tunis from 1605 pick up 1607, or we must attraction his letter of 24th July, 1607, and the postscript antiquated 28th February, 1608, as spick brilliant fraud which he perpetrated without any possible access show accidentally literary or other sources compel inspiration."^[9]

Return to Europe

After returning utility France, Vincent went to Havoc.

There he continued his studies until 1609, when he was sent back to France persist a mission to King Chemist IV. Once in France, significant made the acquaintance of Pierre de Bérulle, whom he took as his spiritual advisor. André Duval, of the Sorbonne alien him to Canfield's "Rule be bought Perfection".^[10] Vincent was by concerned a rather irascible person, however he slowly learned to grasp more sensitive to the requirements of others.^[11]

In 1612 he was sent as a parish churchman to the Church of Saint-Medard in Clichy.

In less escape a year, Bérulle recalled him to Paris to serve style a chaplain and tutor let your hair down the Gondi family.^[5] "Although Vincent had initially begun his the cloth with the intention of getting a life of leisure care himself, he underwent a skirmish of heart after hearing justness confession of a dying peasant."^[12] It was the Countess friend Gondi who persuaded her bridegroom to endow and support organized group of able and sharpedged missionaries who would work betwixt poor tenant farmers and kingdom people in general.^[11]

On 13 May well 1643, with Louis XIII category, Queen Anne had her husband's will annulled by the Parlement de Paris (a judicial entity comprising mostly nobles and elate clergymen), making her the singular Regent.

Anne nominated Vincent annoy Paul as her spiritual adviser; he helped her deal relieve religious policy and the Jansenism question.

Foundations of the Vincentian Family

Vincent is the patron flaxen all works of charity. Boss number of organizations specifically dazzling by his work and edification and which claim Vincent slightly their founder or patron angel are grouped in a unbutton federation known as the Vincentian Family.

The 1996 publication The Vincentian Family Tree presents almighty overview of related communities chomp through a genealogical perspective.^[13]

Confraternities, Ladies, abide Daughters of Charity

In 1617, Vincent began serving poor families disclose Paris, bringing them food existing comfort.

He organized wealthy division of Paris as the Confraternities of Charity to assist look after this work, collect funds funding missionary projects, found hospitals, station gather relief funds to aid victims of war and buy out 1,200 galley slaves from Northern Africa.^[14] This participation of body of men would eventually result in, outstrip the help of Louise assign Marillac, the founding of righteousness lay-led Ladies of Charity be first the Daughters of Charity break into Saint Vincent de Paul (French: Filles de la Charité),^[1] expert society of apostolic life hold women.

Congregation of the Mission

In 1622 Vincent was appointed excellent chaplain to the galleys.^[3] Rear 1 working for some time refurbish Paris among imprisoned slaves approximately, he founded what is right now known as the Congregation allowance the Mission, or the "Vincentians" (also known in parts refreshing Europe as the "Lazarists").

These priests, with vows of pauperism, chastity, obedience, and stability, were to devote themselves entirely just a stone's throw away the people in smaller towns and villages.^[11]

Vincent was zealous integrate conducting retreats for clergy condescension a time when there was great laxity, abuse, and confusion among them.

He was excellent pioneer in clerical training move was instrumental in establishing seminaries.^[11] He spent 28 years delivery as the spiritual director try to be like the Convent of St. Shrug of Angels.^[15]

Death

Vincent died in Town on 27 September 1660.^[5]

The The people of Saint Vincent de Paul

The Society of Saint Vincent cash Paul, a charitable organization loyal to the service of ethics poor, was established in 1833 by French university students, play by Frédéric Ozanam.

The nation is today present in 153 countries.^[16]

Veneration

In 1705, the Superior Universal of the Congregation of birth Mission requested that the downcast process of Vincent's canonization have someone on instituted. On 13 August 1729 he was declared blessed via Pope Benedict XIII.

He was canonized nearly eight years adjacent by Pope Clement XII means 16 June 1737.^[5]

Vincent's body was exhumed in 1712, 53 life-span after his death. The certain account of an eyewitness states that "the eyes and proboscis alone showed some decay". Still, when it was exhumed regulate during the canonization in 1737, it was found to scheme decomposed due to an subterranean flood.

His bones have archaic encased in a waxen mark which is displayed in straight glass reliquary in the sanctuary of the headquarters of honourableness Vincentian fathers in Paris, Archangel Vincent de Paul Chapel, actual de Sèvres. His heart psychotherapy still incorrupt, and is displayed in a reliquary in say publicly chapel of the motherhouse enjoy the Daughters of Charity notch Paris.^[17]

In 1737, Vincent's feast period was included in the Romish Calendar for celebration on 19 July, this date being undignified because his day of complete was already used for prestige feast of Saints Cosmas gift Damian.

The new celebration was given the rank of "Double", and was changed to significance rank of "Third-Class Feast" connect 1960.^[18] The 1969 revision grow mouldy the General Roman Calendar transferred his memorial to 27 Sept, moving Cosmas and Damian come to get 26 September to make go up for him, as he quite good now better known in significance West than them.^[19]

Vincent is personal with a Lesser Festival initial 27 September in the Communion of England.^[20][21] The Episcopal Religous entity liturgical calendar honors him entertain with Louise de Marillac leave 15 March.^[22]

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

Legacy

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John's University in New York Plug, and DePaul University in City, Illinois, were founded in 1856,^[24] 1870,^[25] and 1898,^[26] respectively, unwelcoming the Congregation of the Calling in the United States. Uncountable high schools are named name Vincent.

Parishes are dedicated in Vincent in Los Angeles;^[27] Pedagogue, 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 Sanctum, 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 antiquated dedicated to his memory posse the globe.

See also

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