See a presentation that shows how Saint John Gabriel Perboyre was formed and influenced by his family and the people around him, and take a video tour of Perboyre’s birthplace in France, featuring interviews with the descendants of his family.
Vincentian Family Saints
St. Agostina Pietrantoni: seeing God in the suffering faces of the sick
by Famvin Media Resources | November 10, 2023 | Formation | 1 Comment
Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Sister of Charity of St. Jeanne Antida Thouret and patron saint of nurses, whose feast day is November 13.
Treasured Friendships in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
by Famvin Media Resources | August 4, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
Elizabeth’s friendships energized her and helped to make her the person she was.
Video on St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (Feast Day: July 30)
by Famvin Media Resources | July 28, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. promoted indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Feast Day of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret (May 23)
by Famvin Media Resources | May 19, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
Learn more in this video that tells the story of her life.
Life of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 30, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
5 Faces of Justin de Jacobis
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 25, 2021 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
Feast Day: July 30 Long after Justin’s death, Cardinal Massaia, who had ordained him, stated: After 35 years I can...
St. Justin de Jacobis and the Coptic Christians of Ethiopia
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 28, 2019 | Formation
New presentation considers St. Justin’s thinking and action toward the Ethiopian Christians.
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (July 9)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 7, 2019 | Formation
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (1748-1820) arrived in China in 1791, and spent the rest of his life in missionary sacrifice there.
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 5, 2019 | Formation
Learn about St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. and his Vincentian mission in China around the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, in this presentation.
May 23: St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret
by Famvin Media Resources | May 19, 2019 | Formation
The life of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret is an adventure marked by a passion: the service of the poor, the “suffering members of Jesus Christ,” and by an event: the French Revolution.
St. Louise de Marillac: Organizational Genius
by Famvin Media Resources | May 10, 2019 | Formation
St. Louise de Marillac was a pioneer social worker, educator, and advocate. Her projects were implemented according to surprisingly modern standards of care and were the basis for other developments in their respective fields.
St. Louise de Marillac: a theology of tenderness
by Famvin Media Resources | May 5, 2019 | Formation
The greatness of Louise de Marillac can never be understood until this false image of a timid, dour, drab and cheerless woman has been put aside…
St. Louise de Marillac: The mountain of stones and the diamond
by Famvin Media Resources | May 3, 2019 | Formation
New presentation traces the journey of St. Louise from a world of suffering to a new life of creative boldness and leadership.
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 27, 2018 | Formation
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
July 9: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 6, 2018 | Formation
Videos narrated in English and Mandarin on the life of St. Francis Regis Clet.