Saints and Blesseds of the Vincentian Family

Recurrences, lives, missions and faith
Come è facile essere santo.
La santità consiste nel fare la volontà di Dio in ogni cosa

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Articles about Saints

Letter from the Postulator General

To the Visitors and Regional Superiors Dear confreres, At the Angelus on 1 November 2005, Benedict XVI taught us that the Solemnity of All Saints makes us taste the joy of being part of the great family of God’s friends, and “to share in the inheritance of the holy...
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First vincentian seminarian: Jan Havlik, cm to the glory of the altars

The beatification ceremony of Ján Havlík will be held on Saturday 31 August 2024 in the National Shrine, Basilica of the Virgin Mary of Seven Sorrows in Šaštín. Here is the official programme of the celebration. In anticipation of this great event of grace Fr. Marlio...
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Louise de Marillac, a woman of faith and of “other shores”

Louise de Marillac was a woman of deep faith who always sought to do God's will! A reflection by Fr Hugo Sosa!   A few months after Luisa's death, Vincent meets with the Daughters of Charity and tells them: "What a beautiful picture God has set before your eyes! Yes,...
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Frédéric, Amelie And Marie Ozanam: Marital Sanctity In The Vincentian School – Part 2

The reflection on the married couple Frédéric and Amelie Ozanam and Conjugal Holiness in the Vincentian chrism continues! Ozanam And His Home...A Family To Serve The Poor With A Vincentian Flavour If the proverb that states that "charity begins at home" is valid, then...
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Frédéric, Amelie And Marie Ozanam: Marital Sanctity In The Vincentian School – Part 1

The reflection on the married couple Frédéric and Amelie Ozanam and Conjugal Holiness in the Vincentian chrism continues! It is an immense grace that the "Pope of the smile", today Blessed John Paul I, in his short pontificate of 33 days, referred to our Father Saint...
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Louise de Marillac: resilient, empathetic and creative mother

Louise de Marillac: resilient, empathetic and creative mother[1] A few months after Luisa's death, Vincent meets with the Daughters of Charity and tells them: "What a beautiful picture God has set before your eyes! Yes, it is a picture to which you must look as a...
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Celebrating Saint Louise de Marillac: A Pillar of Charity and Compassion

Celebrating Saint Louise de Marillac: A Pillar of Charity and Compassion On March 15, the Vincentian Family and the brothers of the Congregation of the Mission fondly and gratefully remember Saint Louise de Marillac, co-founder along with Saint Vincent de Paul of the...
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Rite of Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God JAN HAVLÍK

To all the Congregation of the Vincentian Mission and Family With joy we want to share the decree by which the Holy Father grants the Rite of Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God JAN HAVLÍK, a seminarian killed in hatred of the faith. It will take place on 31...
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All Saints in the Light of Saint Vincent: Reflections on Vincentian Sanctity

All Saints' Day, also known as All Saints' Day, is a fundamental celebration in Christianity. This feast pays homage to all saints, including those who have not been canonised. In the liturgical calendar, the Solemnity of All Saints is on 1 November, followed by the...
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Saint Louise de Marillac: a woman guided by the Holy Spirit. Foundress

Saint Louise de Marillac: a woman guided by the Holy Spirit. Foundress[1] The challenge for the sons and daughters of St Vincent and St Louise, heirs of the charism that flows from the Holy Spirit through them, is to return again and again to that source in order to...
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Cards of the Saints and Blessed Vincentians

S. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton

4 January, Read more

The martyrs of Angers

1 February, Read more

Translation Relics of SVP

26 April, Read more

B. Maria Wiecka

30 May, Read more

San Justin de Jacobis

30 July, Read more

Jean-Gabriel Perboyre

11 September, Read more

Martyrs of Spain

6 November, Read more

Beata Lindalva Justo de Oliveira

7 January, Read more

Blessed Giuseppina Nicoli

3 February, Read more

Saint Luisa de Marillac

9 May, Read more

Pier Giorgio Frassati

4 July, Read more

Ghebre-Michael

30 August, Read more

Saint Vincent

26 September, Read more

B. Mark Anthony Durando

10 Dicember, Read more

Foundation of a Charism

25 January, Read more

Blessed Jeanne Marie Rendu

7 February, Read more

Santa Jeanne Antide Thouret

23 May, Read more

S. Francis Regis Clet

9 July, Read more

B. Frederic Ozanam

9 September, Read more

S. Catherine Labouré

28 November, Read more

Articles of Venerable and Servants of God

Jacques-Émile Sontag, Cm

Jacques-Émile Sontag, Cm

JACQUES-ÉMILE SONTAG, CM (1869-1918) He was born on 16 June 1869 in Dinsheim sur Bruche. At the age of 14, he decided to become a missionary and to join the Congregation of the Mission, founded by Saint Vincent de Paul. Ordained a priest at the age of 26, he was sent...

Emilio Lissón Cháves

Emilio Lissón Cháves

EMILIO LISSÓN CHÁVES (Peru 1872 – Spain 1961) Emilio Juan Francisco Trinidad Lissón Cháves was born on 24 May 1872 in Arequipa (Peru). From a young age, he felt called to follow priestly ministry as a member of the Congregation of the Mission. In 1892, he was sent to...

Buenaventura Codina y Augerolas

Buenaventura Codina y Augerolas

BUENAVENTURA CODINA Y AUGEROLAS (1785-1857) Buenaventura Codina y Augerolas was born on 3 June 1785 in Hostalrich, province of Gerona. He entered the Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul, where he became Superior of the Congregation in Spain in 1841....

Blessed Louis-Joseph François, cm, and companions

Blessed Louis-Joseph François, cm, and companions

BLESSED LOUIS-JOSEPH FRANÇOIS, CM, and COMPANIONS Blessed Louis-Joseph François, (1751-1792), was born on 3 February 1751 in Busigny (France). Educated by the Jesuits, he felt called to religious life. He was no more than 15-years-old when he joined the Sons of Saint...

Valerian Guemes

Valerian Guemes

VALERIAN GUEMES (1890-1978) Father Valerian Guemes, CM, was one of the first four Spanish Vincentians sent as missionaries to India in 1922. This missionary is considered a saint by thousands of people and, therefore, many go to his tomb to pray. There are also many...

Venerabile Janez Frančišek Gnidovec

Venerabile Janez Frančišek Gnidovec

VENERABILE JANEZ FRANČIŠEK GNIDOVEC (1873-1939) Janez Gnidovec was born in Veliki Lipovec on 29 September 1873, the third of nine siblings. After the death of his mother, he always was distinguished by progress, commitment, reserve, loyalty to duty, humility, and...