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Photograph of The Saint Vincent De Paul Stained Glass Window At The Saint Joseph Cathedral Macon Georgia Usa Photographed In The Summer of 2003
Photograph of The Saint Vincent De Paul Stained Glass Window At The Saint Joseph Cathedral Macon Georgia Usa Photographed In The Summer of 2003

Saint Vincent De Paul

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 27

Born

April 24, 1581

Died

September 27, 1660

Canonized

16 June 1737 by Pope Clement XII

Beatified

21 August 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII

Biography

Saint Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, in Ranquine, Gascony, near Dax, southwest France. He was born into a peasant family but showed exceptional intelligence from an early age. At the age of 16, Vincent began his education at the Franciscan friars in Acq, France. He spent four years there, receiving a comprehensive education....