Vincent: In written documents that were gathered together by Coste, Vincent spoke about his age on seventeen different occasions (Roman, p.24, note 5 [English edition]; CCD III:72 [I don’t understand the reason for this reference since there is no mention of Vincent’s age. I place it here because it appears in the Spanish text]; VIII:133, VIII:184; Conferences of Vincent de Paul to the Missionaries, Extract of a Conference, April or May 1657, p.367-368 [Again, I do not understand the reason for this reference since there is no mention of Vincent’s age. I place it here because it appears in the Spanish text], Extract from a Conference, no date, p.379).<\/p>\n
Abelly:<\/strong> Vincent was born in 1576 on Easter Tuesday.<\/p>\n Collet:<\/strong> Vincent was born on April 24, 1576, Easter Tuesday.<\/p>\n Maynard:<\/strong> Vincent was born on April 24, 1576, Easter Tuesday.<\/p>\n Coste:<\/strong> Vincent was born on April 21, 1581.<\/p>\n Roman:<\/strong> Interpreting the data provided by Vincent himself, one is inclined to lean toward the date of April 24, 1580. This interpretation rests upon our acceptance of viewing Vincent’s word as referring to years completed (Roman, p.25, note 6 [English edition]; X Semana de Salamanca p.46-172 [Translator’s Note: I do not have access to this work so I cite it as it appears in the Spanish text]).<\/p>\n2. Notes concerning Vincent’s date of birth<\/h2>\n