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PART TEN:  The Conversion of Several Heretics and Apostates Brought About by the Priests of the Congregation of the Mission Whom Monsieur Vincent Sent to Barbary An admirable example of the wisdom and goodness of … Read More

PART NINE: Help Given to the Poor Slaves of Bizerte and of Several Other Places The priests of the Congregation of the Mission had been sent by their superior general, Monsieur Vincent, to help and … Read More

PART EIGHT:  Continuation of the Same Topic The power of virtue to move even enemies to admiration and love is so great that the charity which the missionaries extended to the poor slaves attracted the … Read More

PART SEVEN: Various Employments and Sufferings of the Poor Christian Slaves in Barbary, and the Help and Services Rendered Them by the Missionaries To understand better the help which the missionaries of Monsieur Vincent gave … Read More

PART SIX: Various Directives Given by Monsieur Vincent to the Missionaries of Barbary Regarding Their Personal Behavior and Their Way of Acting Among the Infidels. The mortal hatred which the Moslems bore the Christians was … Read More

PART FIVE: An Account Given by Monsieur Vincent to His Community of the Martyrdom of a Young Christian Burned to Death in Algiers for His Faith in Jesus Christ. All the acts of virtue and … Read More

PART FOUR: Other Vexations of the Missionaries in Tunis Although the missionaries at Tunis were not treated so inhumanly as those in Algiers, they also had to drink from the chalice of Jesus Christ and … Read More

PART THREE: Persecutions Suffered by the Consul at Algiers With good reason Monsieur Vincent prepared his confreres for sufferings and exhorted them to constancy. Living as they did among these barbarians and working for Jesus … Read More

PART TWO: The Main Work of the Missionaries in Barbary Monsieur Vincent first used his influence to have consuls appointed in the two cities, Tunis and Algiers. They were to cooperate with the priests of … Read More

SECTION SEVEN: The More Remarkable Events in the Missions of the Barbary States Although the missions authorized by Monsieur Vincent in France, Italy, and surrounding areas were greatly blessed, as we have seen in the … Read More