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From World War II to Vatican 1945-1965 It should go without saying that the great expansion of church life in the United States after the World War II found a parallel within the Vincentian Community. … Read More

The Polish Vice-Province The establishment of the Congregation of the Mission in Poland dates back to the time of Saint Vincent himself. Throughout its history the Polish province had to suffer much from persecution, restriction, … Read More

The Division of the Province As early as 1844 there had been recommendations that the size of the United States demanded that there be more than one Vincen­tian province. In 1870 Hayden and his council … Read More

The American Province, 1835-1888 Just before the general assembly of 1835, John Mary Odin, representing the American mission, penned a report which he submitted to the superior general, Jean-Baptiste Nozo. Odin stressed the importance of … Read More

The First Growth In March 1819 Rosati wrote that Saint Mary’s Seminary had ten students. Not all of these were candidates for the Vincentian Community, but there were enough, coupled with continued rein­forcements from Europe, … Read More

The Congregation of the Mission was founded in France by Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) in 1625, the year in which the new company received its first legal recognition. Its informal beginning dated back to … Read More

When the Vincentian Studies Institute was formally organized in 1980, among the tasks that it set for itself was the writing of a history of the Vincentian Community in the United States. As orig­inally envisioned, … Read More