Vincentian Fathers

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The Vincentian Fathers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers, founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated to evangelization and service to the poor through missions, education, and charitable works.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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Vincentian brothers 1
Vincentian priests 1
Vincentians 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic religious congregation
clerical religious institute
society of apostolic life
abbreviation C.M.
approvedBy Pope Urban VIII
associatedWith Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
canonicalStatus clerical society of apostolic life of pontifical right
charism evangelization of the poor
formation of clergy
composition priests
religious brothers
countryOfOrigin France
educationalActivity schools
seminaries
universities
foundedBy Saint Vincent de Paul
foundingDate 1625
foundingLocation Paris
gender male
governance general council
superior general
hasAlternativeName Congregation of the Mission
Congregation of the Mission
surface form: Lazarists

Vincentian Fathers
surface form: Vincentians
hasFounderFeastDay 27 September
hasLatinName Congregation of the Mission
surface form: Congregatio Missionis
inspiredBy Gospel option for the poor
liturgicalFamily Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
ministryFocus missionary work
parish missions
retreats
service to the poor
social services
motto Evangelizare pauperibus misit me
mottoLanguage Latin
patronSaint Saint Vincent de Paul
primaryApostolate charitable works
education
missions to the poor
popular missions
seminary formation
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
scopeOfActivity international
spirituality Vincentian spirituality
spiritualTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic
vows chastity
obedience
poverty
stability in the Congregation of the Mission
wears Roman collar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DePaul University founder Vincentian Fathers
Vincentian Fathers hasAlternativeName Vincentian Fathers
this entity surface form: Vincentians
Vincentian hasBranch Vincentian Fathers
this entity surface form: Vincentian priests
Vincentian hasBranch Vincentian Fathers
this entity surface form: Vincentian brothers