Introduction into the Life of Saint Vincent De Paul

2. Saint Vincent De Paul was a
French Roman Catholic Priest who
dedicated himself to serving the poor.
He founded hospitals, the
Congregation of the Daughters of
Charity and the Congregation of the
Mission (Lazarists or Vincentians)C.M.

4. How did it all start?

5. Saint
Vincent
was
born
in
the
southern
French
town
of
Pouy,
now
known
as
Saint
Vincent
de
Paul
in
his
honour.
He
was
born
into
a
peasant
family,
the
third
child
in
a
family
of
four
sons
and
two
daughters.
His
father,
Jean
De
Paul
was
a
farmer.
Together
with
his
family,
he
helped
to
look
aAer
the
farm,
leading
animals
to
the
plains
and
forests
to
find
them
pasture.

6. He
began
his
studies
in
the
Faculty
of
Theology
at
the
University
of
Toulouse
He
was
ordained
a
priest
by
the
elderly
Bishop
de
Perigueux
To
make
a
living,
he
taught
HumaniGes
at
De
Buzet
School
during
his
studies
at
University

7. Graduated
with
a
Bachelor
in
Theological
Studies
at
the
University
of
Toulouse
While
travelling
by
sea
from
Marseilles
to
Narbonne,
he
was
captured
by
pirates
and
was
carried
as
a
slave
to
Tunis,
Africa.
He
was
held
capGve
for
two
years

8. He
converted
his
renegade
master
and
escaped
with
him
to
France
Vincent
arrived
in
Paris.
Pierre
de
Berulle,
founder
of
the
French
Oratorians
was
his
spiritual
director

9. Appointed
as
one
of
the
several
Chaplain-­‐Almoners
in
the
court
of
Queen
Marguérite
de
Valois
Queen
Marguérite
de
Valois
was
the
first
wife
of
Henry
IV
of
France
In
charge
of
a
parish
in
Clichy,
north
of
Paris.
The
parish
had
about
600
parishioners,
mostly
peasant
folk

10. Became
chaplain
to
the
household
of
Philippe-­‐Emmanuel
de
Gondi,
Count
of
Joigny
and
a
tutor
to
their
children
Philippe-­‐Emmanuel
de
Gondi

11. •
A
dying
man
employed
on
the
Gondi
estate
requested
for
confession
•
Vincent
met
with
the
man
and
listened
to
the
man’s
confession
• Madam
Gondi
felt
responsible
for
the
spiritual
well
being
for
the
people
working
on
their
estate
and
they
organised
a
retreat

12. 25
January
1617
—
Feast
of
the
Conversion
of
St
Paul,
Vincent
gives
a
homily
about
confession
which
is
the
foundaGon
of
the
CongregaGon
of
the
mission
and
the
Charism
The
pulpit
at
the
Church
of
Saint-­‐Jacques-­‐Le-­‐Majeur
et
Saint-­‐Jean-­‐BapIste
in
Folleville

14. “…Devote
ourselves
to
the
salva/on
of
the
poor
country
folk.”
—
St
Vincent
The
CongregaGon
of
the
Mission
was
born.
"To
preach
the
gospel
to
the
poor"
is
the
moZo
of
the
CongregaGon
of
the
Mission

15. He
became
a
parish
priest
in
ChâGllon-­‐les-­‐Dombes,
southeast
of
France.
He
felt
organisaGon
was
important
among
charity.
To
help
make
it
more
effecGve
and
long-­‐lasGng.
Vincent
led
a
first
group
of
women
to
form
the
Confraternity
of
Charity
“The
poor
suffer
less
from
a
lack
of
generosity
than
from
a
lack
of
organizaIon.”
—
St
Vincent

16. King
Louis
XIII,
appointed
Vincent
to
be
the
chaplain
general
of
the
galleys
in
Paris.
He
was
responsible
for
spiritual
well-­‐
being
of
all
the
galley
convicts
of
France

17. He
met
Louise
de
Marillac
Louise
de
Marillac

18. Formal
establishment
of
the
Congrega;on
of
the
Mission
(now
known
as
the
Vincen;ans,
or
the
Lazarists)
to
evangelize
the
poor
people
of
the
countryside.
The
CongregaIon
of
the
Mission
are
a
community
of
priests
who
have
chosen
to
renounce
all
ecclesiasIcal
advancement
and
devote
themselves
to
work
in
the
small
towns
and
villages
of
France

19. He
co-­‐founded
the
Daughters
of
Charity
with
Louise
de
Marillac.
They
gave
their
lives
to
visiGng
the
sick
in
the
homes,
ministering
in
hospitals,
caring
for
prisoners,
orphans,
the
mentally
ill,
and
the
homeless
of
Paris.
They
also
taught
catechism
to
rural
children

20. He
began
serving
on
the
Queen's
Council
of
EcclesiasGcal
Affairs

21. Died
in
Paris
on
the
27th
September
at
the
age
of
79
He
was
beaGfied
by
Pope
Benedict
XIII
on
13
August
1729
Canonized
by
Pope
Clement
XII
16
June
1737