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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 to help impoverished people living in the slums of Paris, France. [6] The primary figure behind the Society's founding was Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, a French lawyer, author, and professor in the Sorbonne.
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 .
During the nineteenth century, provision of Catholic charity was for the most part a local matter. However, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, which was organized in the United States in 1845 in St. Louis, Missouri, soon spread to other cities and dioceses. The SVDP Society held national meetings, which served as a point of contact for ...
Now, St. Vincent de Paul is gearing up to synthesize and expand its operations in a nearly $115 million, two-phase redevelopment that will create a resource center with wraparound services and ...
St. Vincent de Paul’s newest retail location has opened at 910 Row River Road in Cottage Grove. The building includes 15,485 square feet of retail space and 4,230 square feet for materials ...
St. Vincent von Paul by Gabriel von Hackl. In 1633, Vincent de Paul, a French priest and Louise de Marillac, a widow, established the Company of the Daughters of Charity as a group of women dedicated to serving the "poorest of the poor". They set up soup kitchens, organized community hospitals, established schools and homes for orphaned ...
the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Hildesheim, founded in Germany in 1852, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Freiburg, also foiunded in Germany in 1853, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Halifax, founded in Canada, the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Zagreb, founded in the former Yugoslavia,
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (France; two provinces in U.S.: the Province of St. Louise, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Province of the West, headquartered in Los Altos, California.) [3] Sisters of Charity of New York (New York City) Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth (Convent Station, New Jersey)