Vincentian places

While a student at the Sorbonne, Frédéric found a guardian in André-Marie Ampère, a mathematical expert, and French physician who himself was Lyonnais.

While a student at the Sorbonne, Frédéric found a guardian in André-Marie Ampère, a mathematical expert, and French physician who himself was Lyonnais.

Frédéric often visited Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, a church located close to the school of law. Later, one of the earliest SSVP conferences would be at the parish of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont.

When Frederic first arrived in Paris as a student, he lived in a pension near the Jardin des Plantes (the main botanical garden in France), a neighborhood that was relatively inexpensive but also distant from the university.

Frederic Ozanam visited and wrote about this Chapel; evidence demonstrating the devotion to Saint Vincent de Paul that became a regular part of his spirituality.

Between November 1831 and August 1836, when he received his law degree, Frédéric Ozanam was a university student at the Sorbonne in the famous Latin Quarter. Later, in 1841, Frederic accepted a teaching position there.

Frederic and Amelie Ozanam honeymooned in Italy, visiting Naples, Sicily, and Rome. “The highlight of their first marital adventure was the pilgrimage to Rome, where they had a special audience with the current pope, Gregory XVI.”

When Ozanam was 20 years old he visited Florence, which “profoundly influenced his life, teaching, and scholarship.” Years later he returned to speak to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s conference in Florence (January 1853).

Lyon was the city that Ozanam would always call home. He was raised there from the age of 3-1/2 years until he left to study Law in Paris.