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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 V, Birth of Francois Bourgoing | |||
| 1588 General situation in Blois, Assassination of the Duke de Guise1589 Assassination of Henry III, Succession of Henry IV | 1588 Birth of Condren | ||
| 1590 Death of Sixtus V, Election and death of Urban VII,Election of Gregory XIV | |||
| 1592 Election of Clement VIII | 1592 Death of Montaigne | ||
| 1594 Entry of the King into Paris | |||
| 1595 SVP begins his studies at Dax, Tutor in the Comet household | |||
| 1596 receives the tonsure and minor orders at Bidache | |||
| 1597-1598 Studies at Toulouse and Salamanca | 1597 Recapture of Amiensfrom the Spaniards | ||
| 1598 Testament and death of SVP’s father, SVP receives subdiaconate and deaconate at Tarbes | 1598 Treaty of Vervins, Edict of Nantes | ||
| 1599 Birth of Bl. Mary of the Incarnation | |||
| 1600 Ordination to the priesthood at Chateau l’Eveque, First Mass at Buzet, Appointed parish priest of Tilh | |||
| 1604 Obtains Bachelor of Theology | 1601 Birth of Saint John Eudes | ||
| 1605-1607 Travels to Bordeaux and Marseille | Death of Clement VIII, Election and death of Leo XI, Election of Paul V | ||
| 1605-1608 Avignon and Rome | 1606 Birth of Corneille | ||
| 1608 Arrival in Paris | 1608 Introduction to the Devout Life by Saint Francis de Sales | ||
| 1609 Accusation of calumny, Berulle helps Vincent | |||
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1610 Appointed chaplain to |
Assassination of Henry IV by Ravaillac, Marie de Medici appointed regent | Death of Benedict of Canfield | |
| 1611 Stay at the Oratory
(house of Berulle) |
1611 Foundation of the Oratorians in France | ||
| 1612 Clichy, meets Louise de Marillac | 1612 Agitation among the great | ||
| 1613 Entry into the de Gondi household as tutor to the children | Construction of the Palace of Luxembourg by Salomon de Brosse | ||
| 1614 Temptation against faith | 1614 Coming of age of Louis XIII and the Estates General | 1614 Treatise on Christian Perfection by Fr. Alonso Rodriguez | |
| 1615 Marriage of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria | |||
| 1617 In January, confession of the peasant at Gannes and sermon at Folleville; In August, parish priest at Chatillon | Assassination of Concini | ||
| 1618 Missions and charities, Meets Francis de Sales | 1618 Francis de Sales in Paris, Death of Mary of the Incarnation | ||
| 1621 Order of Minims Mission at Marchais, Meets Jeanne de Chantal | 1621 Death of Paul V, Election of Gregory XV | ||
| 1622 Named Superior of the Visitation nuns in Paris, 2nd journey to Marseille | 1622 Death of Francis de Sales, Paris becomes an Archdiocese | ||
| 1623 Mission to galley slaves in Bordeaux, Journey to his birth place (Pouy) and goodbye, Obtains his degree in Canon Law | |||
| 1624 He is named prior of Grossesauve and principal of the Bons-Enfants | 1624 Richelieu is member of the Council of the Regency, becomes Prime Minister | ||
| 1625 Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission | 1625 Memorial of Berulle | ||
| 1626 The Archbishop of Paris grants approval to the CM and gives them Bons-Enfants, The 1st Missioners sign the deed of aggregation, Pilgrimage to Montmartre | 1626 Peace of La Rochelle with the Protestants, Protests/riots popularized | ||
| 1627 Approval of the CM by King Louis XIII, Private vows in the Company | |||
| 1628 The Sacred Congregation of Propaganda refuses to approve CM, Opposition from Cardinal de Berulle, Support of SVP by Msgr. Pottier, Bishop of Beauvais | |||
| 1629 Edict of Peace of Alais in favor of the Protestants | 1629 Death of Cardinal de Berulle, Fr. Condren succeeded him as General of the Oratorians | Melite by Corneille | |
| 1630 Will/testament of Vincent regarding his family | 1630 Day of the Dupes, Triumph of Richelieu | 1630 Suppression of the Jesuits | The Miseries of War carvings by Jacques Callot |
| 1631 Start of work of retreats for Ordinands | 1632 Tragic death of Michel de Marillac and Louis de Marillac, Marechal of France | ||
| 1632 Saint Lazare: Bull Salvatoris Nostri giving approval to the CM | 1633 Ordination of J. J. Olier | ||
| 1633 Foundation of the Tuesday Conference, Foundation of the Daughters of Charity, November 29 | |||
| 1634 Louise de Marillac renews her vows of widowhood and service of the poor | |||
| 1635 Foundation of the 1st house at Toul | 1635 Pierre Seguier, Chancellor | 1635 Foundation of the Academie Francaise | |
| 1637 Vincent reproaches Saint-Cyran, Establishment of the internal seminary of CM, Foundation of the house Notre Dame de la Rose at Agen | 1637 Descartes: Discours de la Methode | ||
| 1638 Beginning of the works for foundlings | 1638 Birth of the Dauphin future King Louis XIV at Saint Germain-en-Laye | Vow of Louis XIII, Death of Jansenius, Imprisonment of Saint-Cyran | |
| 1639 Beginning of aid for Lorraine, Saint Vincent gives evidence at the trial of Saint-Cyran, Work with the galley slaves, The DC’s at Angers | |||
| 1640 Vincent pleads withRichelieu for peace | 1640 Horace by Corneille, Le Tricheur painting of Georges de la Tour | ||
| 1641 Vincent has a vision of the three globes, The DC at Rue du Faubourg Saint Denis (in front of Saint Lazare) | Death of Saint Jeanne de Chantal at Moulins and of Fr. de Condren | Cinna by Corneille | |
| 16421ST General Assembly of the CM, Saint Vincent’s resignation not accepted by the assembly | 1642 Death of Richelieu |
1642 Painting of La Famille de |
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| 1643 Saint Vincent assists Louis XIII in his finalhours, Appointed member of the Council of Conscience | May 14, 1643 Death of Louis XIII, Anne of Austria became the regent, Battle of Rocroi won by Conde | 1643 On Frequent Communion by Arnauld | |
| 1644 The work as chaplain of the galley slaves handed on to the Superior General of the CM, Grave illness of Saint Vincent | Death of Pope Urban VIII and election of Pope Innocent X | ||
| 1645 CM houses in Genoa and Turin founded | |||
| 1646 Arrival of rnissioners at Algeria, Ireland and Scotland | |||
| 1647 Mission in Ireland and plague in Algeria | |||
| 1648 Vincent declares his position against the doctrine of Amauld On Frequent Communion, Mission to Madagascar | August 26, 1648 Day of the Barricades and the Treaty of Westphalia that puts an end to the Thirty Years War, Start of the Fronde | 1648 Creation of the Academy for painting and sculpture | |
| 1649 Vincent leaves Paris | 1649 Defeat of the Fronde | 1649 The minuets of Lully | |
| to meet the Queen and ask for the dismissal of Mazarin so that there will be peace, | army at Longjumeau and at Charenton, Concord of Rueil | become fashionable in court | |
| “Discreet Exile” to the | |||
| West, Fall from the horse at Durtal, | |||
| Return by carriage to Paris | |||
| 1650 Marriage of Michel le Gras, Edition of the Les Relations appear, Start of relief given to Picardy and | 1650 Battle against the Spaniards, Surrender of the provinces | Andromeda by Corneille | |
| Champagne | |||
| 1651 Increased aid for | Louis XIV comes of age | 1651 Commission for the | |
| Picardy, Champagne and | (13 years old) | study of the 5 propositions | |
| Ile-de-France, 2nd General | |||
| Assembly of the CM, | |||
| Letter to the Bishops for them to be united against the doctrine of Port- | |||
| Royale, The CM’s in Poland | |||
| 1652 Continued aid to devastated provinces, 10,000 poor fed at Saint Lazare | July 2, 1652 Defeat of Conde by Touraine, Cardinal de Retz was imprisoned | ||
| 1653 Vincent resigns post from the Council of Conscience, He opposed the Jansenists | February 1653 Return of Mazarin | 1653 The five propositions
were condemned |
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| 1654 Foundation of CM house in Turin, Establishment of the Hospital of the Holy Name of Jesus | 1654 Second condemnation of the Aughtstinus by Pope Innocent XI | ||
| 1655 The CM house in Rome was closed for giving hospitality to de Retz | 1655 Death of M. Olier and election of his successor in the presence of Saint Vincent, Death of Pope Innocent XI and election of Alexander VII |
Letters of Mme. De Sevigne |
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| 1657 Opening of the General Hospital, Saint Vincent refuses directing the Hospital | |||
| 1658 Distribution of the CM Common Rules and explanation given by Vincent, Mission at Metz with Bossuet | |||
| 1659 Saint Vincent was ill and confined to his room, The CM at Montpellier and Narbonne | Peace of the Pyrenees between Spain and France | 1659 Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere and sermon on the eminent dignity of the poor by Bossuet as inspired by Vincent | |
| 1660 Death of M. Portail and of Louise de Marillac (March 15)September 27 – Death of Saint Vincent de Paul | Painting of the Four Seasons by Nicolas Poussin | ||
| 1661 Death of Mazarin and the reign of Louis XIV |
The founders’ historical context: chronology of events
