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Biography

Name: Vincent de Paul, St.
Birth Date: April 24, 1581
Death Date: September 27, 1660
Place of Birth: Pouy, France
Place of Death: Paris, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: priest

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Biography of Vincent de Paul, St.
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The French priest St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) organized works of charity, founded hospitals, and started two Roman Catholic religious orders. Vincent de Paul was born into a peasant family on April 24, 1581, in the village of Pouy in south-western...


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Saint Vincent de Paul ( 24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660 ) was a Roman Catholic priest who helped found many charitable organizations, including the Daughters of Charity and the Lazarists . Sourced The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is...


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St. Vincent De Paul Summary
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1581-1660 French priest who established hospitals for the poor in Paris. In 1625, Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission, an organization of priests dedicated to helping the poor, and he later established the Confraternities of Charity. These...
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Vincent de Paul Information
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Saint Vincent de Paul (April 24, 1581 – September 27, 1660) was born at Pouy, Landes, Gascony, France to a peasant family. His feast was formerly kept on July 19, but is now observed on September 27 - the day of his death. He studied humanities at...


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The Catholic Historical Review
Vincent de Paul: The Trailblazer
04/01/2007: 603 words, approx. 2 pages
Vincent de Paul: The Trailblazer. By Bernard Pujo. Translated by Gertrud Graubart Champe. (Notre Dame, Indiana: The University of Notre Dame Press. 2003. Pp. xiii, 329. $40.00.) For more than three centuries, most biographies of Vincent de Paul have been distorted by tenacious...
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Catholic Education
Vincentian eduction and the charism of St. Vincent de Paul.(FOCUS SECTION)
09/01/2005: 4,878 words, approx. 16 pages
St. Vincent de Paul is a popular saint in the contemporary practice of Catholicism. This article explains why, providing a historical overview of the many influences in Vincent's life and demonstrating how central Vincentian themes can be incarnated in educational institutions. Vincent's passion--love...
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AP News
Food pantries struggling with shortages
11/19/2007: 750 words, approx. 3 pages
Operators of free food banks say they are seeing more working people needing assistance. The increased demand is outstripping supplies and forcing many pantries and food banks to cut portions.Demand is being driven up by rising costs of food, housing, utilities, health care and gasoline,...
 


 

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