Vincent de Paul

[ vin-suhnt duh pawl; French van-sahn duh pawl ]

noun

1. Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid poor people.

Vincent de Paul

/ ˈvɪnsənt də ˈpɔːl; vɛ̃sɑ̃ də pɔl /

noun

1. Vincent de Paul, Saint?15811660MFrenchRELIGION: priestRELIGION: founder of charitable orders Saint. ?1581–1660, French Roman Catholic priest, who founded two charitable orders, the Lazarists (1625) and the Sisters of Charity (1634). Feast day: Sept 27

Example Sentences

St. Vincent de Paul is completing a longer-term, 100-bed shelter nearby for older adults, military veterans and disabled people that will open this summer.

From Seattle Times

For years I’ve volunteered with Union Gospel Mission’s Outreach, St. Vincent de Paul’s homelessness program, taken dozens of youth groups to Catholic Housing and community services programs and donated to causes dedicated to eradicating homelessness.

From Seattle Times

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said in 2018 that children had been sexually abused and beaten with leather straps, hairbrushes and crucifixes while in the care of the Order of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul at the orphanage.

From BBC

During his address at the St. Vincent de Paul parochial centre in the Serafina neighbourhood, Francis said he was having trouble with his glasses and found it hard to read, so he put aside his prepared speech and went off script.

From Reuters

Gloria Halas, a shelter lead with the Phoenix St. Vincent de Paul Society, was overseeing one of 17 city-operated cooling centers in the Sunnyslope community on Friday.

From Scientific American