St. Vincent de Paul Comments
St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. He enjoyed his first schooling under the Franciscan Fathers at Acqs. Such had been his progress in four years that a gentleman chose him as subpreceptor to his children, and he was thus enabled to continue his studies without being a burden to his parents. In 1596, he went to the University of Toulouse for theological studies, and there he was ... Continue Reading
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many thanks for the info it helps me a lot to know him....
thanks for the brief summary i need that for a religion biography.
I need to know when he died?
thanks for that info! i needed that for our comic strip project for our religion class! thanks!
Thanks C:
The biography was useful and short...
Thanks for the summary
I needed this information. Thank you! C:
Why are you asking this question on the internet where anonymous people can write anything? Go to a rectory, find a friendly priest and ask.
If you got divorced , and then discovered you both made a big mistake. And now your back together . first - can we receive communion. second - when can we make love again?