Saint16th–17th century · Feast September 27
Also known as Vincent de Paul, Vincent Depaul, Saint Vincent de Paul, St Vincent
A French priest who transformed ambition into organised, practical charity and founded enduring communities serving people in poverty.
God of the poor, through St Vincent de Paul’s intercession turn compassion into wise action and help our organisations serve with dignity. Amen.
Encounters with rural poverty, prisoners and neglected communities redirected Vincent’s ministry; he founded the Congregation of the Mission and collaborated with St Louise de Marillac in developing the Daughters of Charity.
Seventeenth-century France combined wealth and royal power with rural poverty, war, displacement and disease.
Practical charity, careful organisation, priestly service and recognition of Christ in people who are poor.
Ideal for charity founders, project managers and people who want compassion to become sustainable systems.
People turn to St Vincent de Paul in matters of:
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Saint20th century · Feast April 28
An Italian physician, wife and mother who lived medicine and family life as Christian vocations, St Gianna united professional service, joyful faith and courageous love within the ordinary responsibilities of modern life.