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Vincent de Paul
17th Century French priest and saint
"St Vincent de Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Vincent de Paul (disambiguation).
Saint Vincent de Paul C.M. | |
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Seventeenth-century portrait of Vincent by Simon François de Tours | |
Born | 24 April 1581 Pouy, Gascony, Kingdom of France |
Died | 27 September 1660(1660-09-27) (aged 79) Paris, Kingdom of France |
Venerated in | |
Beatified | 13 August 1729, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII |
Canonized | 16 June 1737, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XII |
Major shrine | Saint Vincent de Paul Chapel, 95, Rue de Sèvres, Paris, France |
Feast | 27 September 19 July (Roman Calendar, 1737–1969) |
Patronage |
Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.
In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. After working for some time in Paris among imp