There is a rapdily growing Internet Encyclopedia – Wikipedia – which will revolutionize online content development. The following is the article that has been collaboratively developed regarding Vincent de Paul.Vincent de Paul
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Saint Vincent de Paul (April 24, 1580 – September 27, 1660) was born at Pouy, Landes, Gascony, France to a peasant family. His feast was formerly kept on July 19, but is now observed on September 27 – the day of his death.
He studied humanities at Dax with the Cordeliers and he graduated in theology at Toulouse. Vincent de Paul was ordained in 1600, remaining in Toulouse until he went to Marseille for an inheritance. On his way back from Marseille, he was taken captive by Turkish pirates to Tunis, and sold into slavery. After converting his owner to Christianity, Vincent de Paul was freed in 1607.
Vincent returned to France and served as priest in a parish near Paris.
He founded many charitable organizations such as Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, with Louise de Marillac, and the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (Lazarists).
He was appointed by Louis XIII royal almoner of the galleys allowing him to attempt to improve the conditions of the French peasentry.
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I don’t know who started this page but if you click on the history link just above the big Vincent de Paul at the top of the page you can see how the editing process works.
There are already over 500,000 articles in the English version alone and there are version in all the major languages and indeed some lesser one.
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