Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
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Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
In 1610, Vincent lived in the Rue de Seine in Paris, and was one of several Chaplain-Almoners to Queen Marguérite de Valois, the first wife of Henry of Navarre (Henry IV of France).
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Vincent was ordained at Château-l’Évêque in September 1600.
Fr. Rooney reflects on the multiple meanings of “Vincentian” words. This week: Simplicity.
We can learn something by looking at the various stumbling blocks that St. Louise may have encountered.
After his secondary studies at Dax, Vincent entered the university. He finished his studies at Toulouse in 1604 and received the baccalaureate in theology.