History Of St. Vincent de Paul
Subtitle: founder of the Congregation of the mission (Vincentians) and of the Sisters of charity. Volume 1
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published: 1899
Place of publication: London; New York; Bombay
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: BOOK I; title: GOD PREPARES SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL FOR HIS GREAT MISSION; title: CHAPTER I; title: BIRTH — PRIMARY EDUCATION — ORDINATION (1576-1600) 3; title: CHAPTER II; title: SAINT VINCENT'S CAPTIVITY IN TUNIS — HIS VISIT TO ROME — HE IS SENT WITH PRIVATE LETTERS TO HENRY IV. (1600-1609) 16; title: CHAPTER III; title: SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL PLACES HIMSELF UNDER THE DIRECTION OF M. DE BERULLE — WITH HIS ADVICE, HE ACCEPTS THE PARISH OF CLICHY (1609-1613) 29; title: CHAPTER IV; title: FIRST SOJOURN OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL IN THE FAMILY OF DE CONDI (1613-1617) 42; title: CHAPTER V; title: SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CURE OF CHATILLON-LES-DOMBES — HE BEGINS TO EMPLOY WOMEN, THEN MEN, IN THE SERVICE OF THE POOR — HE RETURNS TO THE FAMILY OF DE GONDI — DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARITIES (1617-1621) 58; title: CHAPTER VI; title: COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS AMONG THE GALLEYS — SAINT VINCENT IN THE CHAINS OF A GALLEY-SLAVE — HE VISITS HIS HOME (1622-1623) 87; title: CHAPTER VII; title: FOUNDATION OF THE WORKS OF THE MISSION — DEATH OF THE COUNTESS DE GONDI — HER HUSBAND ENTERS THE ORATORY — SAINT VINCENT RETIRES TO THE COLLEGE DES BONS-ENFANTS — AFTER FIFTY YEARS' PREPARATION HE UNDERTAKES HIS GREAT WORKS (1624-1625) I05; title: BOOK II; title: SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL UNDERTAKES THE REFORM OF THE CLERGY; title: CHAPTER I; title: SAINT VINCENT IS ESTABLISHED IN THE COLLEGE DES BONSENFANTS, SAINT-LAZARE — BEGINNING OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION (1625-1628) 123; title: CHAPTER II; title: RETREATS FOR THE ORDINANDS — THE TUESDAY CONFERENCES — COMMENCEMENT OF THE REFORM OF THE CLERGY (1628-1635) 137; title: CHAPTER III; title: ECCLESIASTICAL SEMINARIES (1635-1642) 157; title: CHAPTER IV; title: SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL OPPOSES THE FALSE REFORM OF THE CHURCH ATTEMPTED BY JANSENISM — DEATH OF SAINT CHANTAL (1642) 177; title: CHAPTER V; title: SAINT VINCENT'S OPPOSITION TO JANSENISM, Continued (1643) 195; title: CHAPTER VI; title: DEATH OF LOUIS XIII. — ANNE OF AUSTRIA CALLS SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL TO THE COUNCIL OF CONSCIENCE — HIS EFFORTS TO HAVE GOOD BISHOPS APPOINTED (1643-1653) 209; title: BOOK III; title: FORMATION OF THE GREAT ARMIES OF CHARITY; title: CHAPTER I; title: SAINT VINCENT EMPLOYS LADIES OF THE WORLD IN THE SERVICE OF THE POOR (1633-1639) 239; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE SISTERS OF CHARITY (1633-1642) 266; title: CHAPTER III; title: SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL EMPLOYS LAYMEN IN THE SERVICE OF THE POOR — THE SISTERS OF CHARITY, continued (1637 1642) 294; title: CHAPTER IV; title: THE PRIESTS OF THE MISSION (1625-1642) 316