The Church of Saint-Sulpice was a familiar place in the life of Ozanam, for various reasons.
Vincentian places
Places of Frederic Ozanam 19 – Église Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois
After Ozanam’s wife experienced her first miscarriage, Ozanam took refuge in the St. Germain L’Auxerrois church to pray.
Places of Frederic Ozanam 18 – rue de Fleurus
Having become a professor at the Sorbonne, Frederic Ozanam would live with Amélie (his wife) and later Marie (their daughter) on rue de Grenelle, rue Garancière, and rue de Fleurus, all located in the same general neighborhood of Paris.
Places of Frederic Ozanam 5 – La Sorbonne (University of Paris)
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.
Places of Frederic Ozanam 4 – Rome
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.”
Places of Frederic Ozanam 3 – Florence
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).
Places of Frederic Ozanam 2 – Lyon
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.
Places of Frederic Ozanam 1 – Milan
On April 23, 1813, Antoine Frédéric Ozanam was born in Milan, where his family lived for three more years before moving away. Seventeen years later, during a visit to Milan, Ozanam, filled with enthusiasm, revisited his birthplace and the church where he was baptized, renewing his vows and expressing gratitude to God.
Vincentian Places 25 – Montmirail
After the significant events in Folléville and Châtillon, the lived experience in Montmirail confirmed that the poor are abandoned and that the Church could only reveal God to the degree that she serves the poor.
Vincentian Places 24 – Villepreux
Villepreux, France is where, on February 23, 1618, Vincent de Paul established the second Confraternity of Charity, and where he met Marguerite Naseau, who is recognized as the first of the Daughters of Charity.
Vincentian Places 23 – Gannes
An experience in Gannes inspired Vincent’s sermon in Folleville (January 25th) that marked the beginning of the Congregation of the Mission.
Vincentian Places 22 – Joigny
Joigny was a place that St. Vincent de Paul frequented. It was part of the de Gondi family’s lands. One of the first Confraternities of Charity was established there.
