I will try to write to you of simple things at the risk of being simplistic, but I think that for you who have a hard time mastering the history of France, which is rather … Read More
Saint Vincent and the Church in his time (3, end)
Church, Eucharist and the priesthood Models of the Priesthood Saint Vincent tells the story of a meeting with a Huguenot. The path of conversion of the latter had proceeded well, when the interlocutor of the … Read More
The Poor Country People of Seventeenth Century France
During the past forty years French historians have shifted their attention from the great personages and political movements of their country’s past to the ordinary people among their ancestors. Their key interests include diet, health, … Read More
Saint Vincent and the Church in his time (2)
The notion of the Church in Saint Vincent Feel with the Church Saint Vincent, participating in the Tridentine Renewal, believed in the value of certain fundamental themes e. g. the Church as perfect society, visible, … Read More
Saint Vincent and the Church in his time (1)
Many researchers make the mistake of isolating Saint Vincent from his time. A statue needs a niche. Saint Vincent needs the Church of his time or rather the Church and his time, otherwise understanding him … Read More
The historical context of the Founders: an introduction
Like every other human being, Saint Vincent was born into a particular society and a specific political context. He was marked by the setting of his childhood, his youth and his adulthood, and we must … Read More
Women in the Church at the time of Saint Vincent
Women in general In the modern time, there were two positions with regard to women. On one side, there was a strengthening of the view regarding the inferior position of the woman as revealed in … Read More
Françoise Marguérite De Silly, Founding Patroness of the Congregation of the Mission
Françoise Marguérite de Silly was born in 1584 in the province of Picardy in northern France. Her parents were Antoine de Silly, Compte de La Rochepot, and Marie de Lannoy, Dame de Folleville. Marguérite had … Read More
Lacordaire
It has been said that there has probably been no conversion in England during the latter half of the nineteenth century, and amongst the intellectuals especially, which may not be traced in some measure to … Read More
The founders’ historical context: chronology of events
SAINT VINCENT POLITICS RELIGION ARTS & LITERATURE 1581 Birth of SVP in Pouy (Landes) Birth of Saint-Cyran Montaigne, Essays 1582 Death of Saint Teresa of Avila 1585 Death of Gregory XIII and election of Sixtus … Read More