A Brief History of the Canonization of St Vincent de Paul
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https://doi.org/10.35312/7b7dqp14Keywords:
Vincent de Paul, Canonization, Devil’s advocate, MiracleAbstract
While many members of the Vincentian family are familiar with aspects of the life and spirituality of St Vincent de Paul, they may not know what happened in the years following his death. This article aims to briefly describe the process that led to Vincent’s canonization on June 13th 1737. It focuses on the funeral oration of bishop Maupas du Tour, the three-volume biography of Bishop Louis Abelly and the role of Bishop Prospero Lambertini author of De servorum Dei beatificatione et beatorum canonizatione. He was involved, before his elevation as Pope Benedict XIV in processing the cause of St Vincent de Paul, and had interesting things to say about it in his monumental treatise.
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Abelly, Louis. 1993. The Life of the Venerable Servant of God Vincent de Paul, vols 1-3 (New York: New City Press).
Collet, Pierre. 2022. Life of Saint Vincent of Paul: Founder of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Sisters of Charity (Legare Street Press).
Collins, Pat CM. 2022. Reflections on the Life and Spirituality of St Vincent de Paul (Maynooth: St Paul).
Lambertini, Prospero (Benedict XIV). 1852. Heroic Virtue, Vol III, (London: Thomass Richardson & Son).
Udovic, Edward R. CM. 2015. Henri de Maupas Du Tour: The Funeral Oration for Vincent de Paul 23rd Nov. 1660 (Chicago: De Paul University, Vincentian Studies Institute).
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