A Short Life of Blessed Marcantonio Durando (1801-1880)

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Author: A group of Nazarene Sisters, Turin, Italy · Translator: Thomas Davitt, C.M.. · Year of first publication: 2009 · Source: Vincentiana.
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1. The family: childhood and youth The Durandos were a respected and wealthy family in Mondovì. They had ten children, of whom two died in infancy. Marcantonio was born on 22 May 1801. The family … Read More

The Unedited Collection of Letters of Blessed Marcantonio Durando

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Author: Luigi Chierotti, C.M. · Translator: Robert Stone, C.M.. · Year of first publication: 2003 · Source: Vincentiana.
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Fr. Durando never wrote a book, nor published one, except for an “educative” pamphlet, written for an Institute of the Daughters of Charity at Fontanetta Po. His collection of letters, however, is a veritable “monument,” … Read More

Marcantonio Durando: The Decree on the Virtues

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Author: Josephus Saraiva Martins & Euardus Nowak · Translator: Thomas Davitt, C.M.. · Year of first publication: 2000 · Source: Vincentiana.
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Marcantonio Durando A priest of the Congregation of St Vincent de Paul Founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Jesus the Nazarene (1801-1880) The decree on the virtues “Speaking the truth in love, we … Read More