Vincentian Family

Vincentian Family http://www.famvin.org/ refers to organizations that are inspired by the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul, a 17th century priest who "just about transformed the face of France."

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He directly founded the Confraternities of Charity (today known as theA.I.C.) the Congregation of the Mission http://www.cmglobal.org and the Daughters of Charity http://www.filles-de-la-charite.org/en/index.html.

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Frederic Ozanam, inspired by a Daughter of Charity, Rosalie Rendu, founded the Society of St. Vincent dePaul.

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Sr. Betty Ann McNeill, D.C. has written a definitive work identifying some 268 institutes that meet at least one criterion of the Family Tree Project.

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