1628. At the Quirinal in Rome, in the presence of Pope Urban VIII, the Congregation of Propaganda in plenary session rejected the first petition of Vincent de Paul to approve the Congregation of the Mission. … Read More
The Origin of the Confraternities or the Associations of Charity
In August 1617, Vincent de Paul, at the age of 37, began a movement that has continued to the present day. On August 1st, 1617, Vincent de Paul was appointed as pastor in Châtillon-les-Dombes (known … Read More
Ephemerides: August, 21
1632. The Parliament of Paris accepts the letter of the King that approve the granting of Saint Lazare to the Congregation of the Mission. This is approved despite the objections of the Abbot of Saint … Read More
The American Vincentians. 02 – I. A survey of American Vincentian History: 1815-1987 (cont 1)
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
Ephemerides: August, 20
1617. Vincent preaches a sermon in Châtillon and asks the congregation to help a family whose members have all taken ill. 1655 Vincent gives a conference to the missionaries explaining to them the reasons why … Read More
Ephemerides: August, 19
1642: Letter of Louise to Vincent indicating the difficulties of place the abandoned children in Bicetre. 1655: Louise writes to the Daughters in Poland explaining to them the meaning of community life and the need … Read More
Ephemerides: August, 18
1647: Louise speaks about her thoughts on Holy Communion and on the same day Vincent speaks to the Daughters of Charity on this same theme. We see that this ideas are typical of the time … Read More
The American Vincentians. 02 – I. A survey of American Vincentian History: 1815-1987
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
Ephemerides: August, 15
1662. In the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the thirty houses of ten provinces of the Company of the Daughters of Charity is read for the first time at the end … Read More
The American Vincentians. 01 – Introduction
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