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1853 In 1853, 30 DCs and 3 CMs set out from Burdeos for Chile to establish both communities there.

1618 In 1618 the Association of Charity is established in Montmirail 1667 In 1667, Fr. Almeras sends the second edition of Abelly’s Life of St. Vincent to the Community 1793 In 1793, the revolutionaries take … Read More

1653 In 1653, Vincent seeks the intercesión of the Duches of Aiguillon to be able to continue the construction of the Hospital in Salpetriere which was prohibited by civil authorities. 1817 In 1817, Fr. Verbert, … Read More

1817 In 1817, Fr. Verbert, Vicar General, takes posesión of the Lorges Palace at 95 Rue des Sevres, given to the CM by the French Government along with 90,000 francs in compensation for the expropriation … Read More

1656 In 1656, St. Vincent write to the Bishop of Treguier that he cannot send the DCs to his Diocese nor could he repsond to many other requests. “Their work is so hard that many … Read More

1936 In 1936, the last Vincentian missionaries of the so-called “Martyrs of the Central House”, are shot and killed in Madrid. They are: Brothers Gil Belascoain, Joaquin Zubillaga, Estanislao Paramo, and Frs. Jose Ibanez, Hilario … Read More

1787 In 1787, the death of Fr. Anthony Jacquier, 9th Superior General of the “Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity. 1916 In 1916, Fr. Emilio Villette, 17th Superior General of the CM … Read More

1824 In 1824, the transfer of the remains of St. Louise to the Rue Du Bac. 1898 In 1898, the establishment of the Congregation of the Misión in El Salvador

1647 A Council meeting of the Daughters of Charity. We receive much information about the education of children in the 17th Century as well as further information about the origins of the Company. At this … Read More

1616 Vincent hands over the Abbey Saint-Leonard-de-Chaumes to F. Lanson. 1653 Establishment of the home for the elderly “The Name of Jesus.” Here the residents were helped in the workshops by outside workers to produce … Read More