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St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) Founder of the Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Confraternities of Charity, and Ladies of Charity. A man of deep faith, keen intellect, and enormous creativity, St. Vincent de Paul has become known as the “The Apostle of Charity” and “Father of the Poor.”
Apr 20, 2024 · Saint Vincent de Paul, French saint, founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists, or Vincentians) for preaching missions to the peasantry and for educating and training a pastoral clergy. Known for his charity and compassion for the poor, he is the patron saint of charitable societies.
Apr 3, 2024 · The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Northern KY is a network of friends, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need. The most important part of our mission is to provide hope to those in need.
Mar 26, 2024 · Every year, St. Vincent de Paul NKY provides food, rent and utility assistance, coats, personal care items, and other services to thousands of individuals in need and we couldn’t do this without your generous donations.
Death: 1660. Beatified: August 13, 1729, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII. Canonized: June 16, 1737, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XII. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent de Paul was born to a poor peasant family in the French village of Pouy on April 24, 1581.
Catholicism. Saints. St. Vincent de Paul. Like his fellow saint, Francis de Sales, who was his friend and contemporary, Vincent de Paul performed an invaluable service to the Catholic Church in a period of confusion and laxness. But unlike the aristocratic bishop of Geneva, Vincent was born in poverty, of peasant stock.
In Louisville, St. Vincent de Paul has been helping the poor and homeless since 1853. Through our campus programs in the Smoketown/Shelby Park neighborhood, as well as through our 47 neighborhood-based conferences throughout Louisville, Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana, we help people in need.
